Example sentences of "a few minutes [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
| 2 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 3 | Dip this end into hormone rooting powder while it is still moist from the cut so that some powder adheres , shake or tap off the surplus and lay it aside for a few minutes while the others are being prepared . |
| 4 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 5 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 6 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 7 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
| 8 | She was obliged to wait a few minutes while a Land Rover was being manoeuvred into the empty space beside her and then , with a start , she saw the driver . |
| 9 | But a few minutes after he was launched into the speech he came to a dead stop , stared strangely at the gallery in silence , and could not go on . |
| 10 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 11 | It was a few minutes after Allen recovered his bow that Friar Tuck and Simon the Trapper arrived at the tree . |
| 12 | Many people have also been distressed when a few minutes after their dog was pronounced dead , it started to make a series of gasping movements . |
| 13 | A few minutes after they drove away there was a knock at the front door . |
| 14 | ‘ Your uncle , as you know , comes in at ten past twelve on the dot and Carrie a few minutes after , that is if she has n't stopped to gaze in the shops . |
| 15 | ‘ A few minutes after I had told him I was n't going on , a gang of his thugs suddenly appeared and pointed machine-guns at us and ordered us to get up on stage . |
| 16 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 17 | She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . |
| 18 | The doorbell rang a few minutes after she had opened the lid of her case and returned downstairs to make herself a cup of tea . |
| 19 | A few minutes after they started again a movement out on the plain caught Nathaniel Sherman 's eye . |
| 20 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 21 | For a few minutes after he came in , the rats were quiet . |
| 22 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 23 | The instinctive warning came to him a few minutes after he had cleared a small brook in an easy leap , and resumed the even rhythm of his distance-eating stride . |
| 24 | President Bush on March 20 vetoed a US$77,500 million tax relief and economic growth bill only a few minutes after Congress completed work on it . |
| 25 | The last I saw of Angy was a few minutes after the class ended . |
| 26 | A few minutes after Amiss had gone Sunil cleared up the fragments of cheese and biscuits , deposited them neatly in the waste-paper basket , picked up a couple of books and some blank paper and descended to the next storey . |
| 27 | Charlie felt seasick only a few minutes after the English coast was out of sight . |
| 28 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 29 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 30 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |