Example sentences of "be a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're a few minutes early … ’ |
| 2 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 3 | There are a few minutes , perhaps not more than three or four , when I exist in a bewildering storm of hope , joy , incomprehen-sion and dread , when they do n't find the body at the bottom of the shaft . |
| 4 | I 'm a few minutes |
| 5 | Should be a few minutes . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He said he was only going to be a few minutes . |
| 7 | ‘ Rex might be a few minutes late . |
| 8 | ‘ She says she 'll only be a few minutes . ’ |
| 9 | What will be a few minutes of footage on the screen took all day to film . |
| 10 | Councillor Peter , Mrs Pat , Sir John , Mr Peter and Mrs and David apologize , they will be attending but they 'll be a few minutes late . |
| 11 | I may be a few minutes late , but I can make it . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll only be a few minutes , then I 'll cook you some breakfast , ’ she said briskly . |
| 13 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
| 14 | If we were lucky , there were a few minutes in the evening when the wind dropped , the dust storm subsided , and we could brave the mosquitoes and wash the corrosive dust from our bodies . |
| 15 | There were a few minutes of silence as everyone concentrated on their food . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure Mervyn wo n't mind us being a few minutes late , and for such a good cause , ’ said John earnestly . |
| 17 | ‘ Jerry — he went into the men 's a few minutes ago and he has n't come out . ’ |
| 18 | The village centre is a few minutes stroll , and with the ferry jetty nearby , the Monastero at Varenna , and adjacent villas with their semi-tropical gardens are all within easy reach . |
| 19 | Kensington Palace is a few minutes walk through the park from Kensington High Street or Bayswater Road where buses and underground stations are located . |
| 20 | Whichever tree structure is chosen , the time taken to build the structure from an ASCII word list is a few minutes for approximately 70,000 words . |
| 21 | The tiny seaside resort of Widemouth Bay is a few minutes walk from our entrance . |
| 22 | ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered . |
| 23 | On one occasion when the poor chap was a few minutes late , it was , ‘ He 's only ever on time when he wants to take me to church . ’ |
| 24 | It was a few minutes after Allen recovered his bow that Friar Tuck and Simon the Trapper arrived at the tree . |
| 25 | Rather unfairly , as he had been very nice that morning , it was a few minutes before I remembered there was a third guest present . |
| 26 | He knew the time because they had arranged to meet on the hour but he was a few minutes late and she was waiting . |
| 27 | The call was a few minutes in coming through — probably they had to look for Seddon at the other end . |
| 28 | ‘ He thinks it was a few minutes after six . ’ |
| 29 | The last I saw of Angy was a few minutes after the class ended . |
| 30 | He was a few minutes early . |