Example sentences of "[pers pn] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that was the question that Mr asked you a few minutes ago was n't it , er Mr ? |
| 2 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
| 3 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
| 4 | I must say I 've only grown two maincrop this year , I 've been clearing some new ground and I 've just grown King Edward and Pink Fir Apple , I 've got the biggest biggest Pink Fir Apples you have ever seen bar none but I 'm coming back to you now Fred , I put to you a few minutes ago , your personal recommendations for the best three or four or five potatoes for the different cooking purposes . |
| 5 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
| 6 | And to be fair to you I 'm again going to give you a few minutes to talk about that , not quite as long as the other time , then I 'll ask you to jot a couple of things down as well as , so I 'm just telling you in advance . |
| 7 | So erm right now I think we might as well erm allow things to draw naturally to a close there so um let's see erm this gives you a few minutes to catch your breath in time for video , for those of you who 're erm intending to watch it . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Yes … be all right … terrible pain … give me a few minutes … be OK . ’ |
| 10 | It gave me a few minutes to stop and think about what the hell I was doing . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
| 12 | Just give me a few minutes , will you ? ’ |
| 13 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 14 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |
| 15 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 16 | It took me a few minutes to feel brave enough to try her again . |
| 17 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Give me a few minutes to clean up and we 'll go to the Swan Inn . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ If you 'll just bear with me a few minutes , gentlemen , I 'll just nip along to the car , if I may . |
| 22 | The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before . |
| 23 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
| 24 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
| 25 | They were all in the kitchen where she had left them a few minutes earlier . |
| 26 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 27 | It took him a few minutes to find a public phone booth . |
| 28 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 29 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 30 | When I went up to check on him a few minutes ago , his bed was empty and cold ; it had n't been slept in . |