Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a minute " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ I 'm afraid this fellow he 's brought home with him , Frank , has n't left Terry alone for a minute , ’ Tony said ruefully . |
| 32 | However , if he 's left alone for a minute it feels like an hour to him , he can not remember what has just been said to him , therefore he will repeat himself endlessly , and he has no frame of references to enable him to take part in any kind of conversation . |
| 33 | Thérèse looked noble for a minute , like one of her favourite virgin martyrs about to be broken on the wheel . |
| 34 | No I , I want it certainly oh you must get hungry in a minute surely we must try that freeze dry too |
| 35 | You know where it 'll get stuck in a minute ! |
| 36 | I was shocked for a minute . |
| 37 | The reason for Dizzy 's locking of the door behind them became apparent within a minute , when Alina heard a hesitant tap on the other side followed by a young woman 's voice calling Dizzy 's name . |
| 38 | ‘ I do n't expect to be idle for a minute between now and the fete . ’ |
| 39 | They were punctual to a minute , so we did n't hang out of the window — anyway the view on the roadside was very constricted , as far as arriving people were concerned . |
| 40 | Held her close for a minute , then lifted her chin and looked into her face . |
| 41 | Even flying toasters get boring after a minute or two . |
| 42 | He was quite surprised for a minute , but did n't put up too much of a fuss . |
| 43 | He was silent for a minute . |
| 44 | They were both silent for a minute . |
| 45 | She was silent for a minute . |
| 46 | Tom Russell was silent for a minute , after one brief glance at her , then he gave a cheerful bark of laughter . |
| 47 | When Loretta stopped speaking , Veronica remained silent for a minute . |
| 48 | ‘ Did n't he just ? ’ he said heavily , and they were both silent for a minute or two , thinking . |
| 49 | He was silent for a minute , and she began to hope he had lost interest in the subject . |
| 50 | No leave it , that 's alright for a minute ! |
| 51 | Be quiet for a minute . |
| 52 | ‘ Ken , will you please be quiet for a minute and listen to what Rachel has to say ? ’ his wife rounded on him sharply . |
| 53 | Alright , I can open this up , I got the little box , there you are , just a minute and , oh Charlotte , oh you are a menace , there you are , now you be quiet for a minute will you ? |
| 54 | They were reducing it , they would be calling it childish in a minute . |
| 55 | I 've got ta get ready in a minute . |
| 56 | tape should be ready in a minute . |
| 57 | Where 's Ben only if he 's locked out he 'll be going hell like mad in a minute . |