Example sentences of "[vb infin] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 31 | Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again . |
| 32 | She had seen the Adjudicator leave a few minutes before . |
| 33 | But in Darlington there is a paucity of green space within the town centre where cooped-up employees can go to bask in the sun , or where shoppers can rest a few minutes . |
| 34 | Children can learn that food is available only at the table so they may manage a few minutes sitting down to eat and then get up and run around . |
| 35 | ‘ He can count his good luck that he did n't come a few minutes earlier , ’ Rune said crisply . |
| 36 | they could only snatch a few minutes together from time to time , usually when Daddy came over to Low Fields to look after the cattle , or during the haytiming . |
| 37 | ‘ From what I heard you say a few minutes ago , you 're not feeling quite so grateful for the job now . ’ |