Example sentences of "in [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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31 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
32 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
33 | While she was travelling this long roundabout route Jenny could get across in a straight line by the stepping-stones , all in a few minutes . |
34 | It was all over in a few minutes . |
35 | I 'll be fine in a few minutes . ’ |
36 | Some friends should be here in a few minutes , for a little drink . ’ |
37 | The long wait was almost over and they expected to be greeting the passengers in a few minutes . |
38 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
39 | She 'd been told it was malignant and now , in a few minutes , a surgeon would remove it . |
40 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
41 | Then in a few minutes they were gone and quiet descended on our yard — but not for long . |
42 | Olga heard him singing in the bathroom and shouted that supper would be ready in a few minutes . |
43 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
44 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
45 | In a few minutes , Gordon Brown , the Shadow Chancellor , offered more substance than Chancellor Lamont has in all his months at No 11 Downing Street . |
46 | I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill . |
47 | A lovely path goes up alongside amongst trees and in a few minutes leads to the open corrie and an impressive mountain scene : directly ahead is Beinn Dearg , the high mass on the left is Beinn Alligin and on the right is the last satellite of the Liathach range . |
48 | It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working . |
49 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
50 | ‘ The Kilcharran will be alongside in a few minutes . |
51 | ‘ See you in a few minutes , Ben , ’ she said smiling . |
52 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
53 | I 'll bring yours up the same time , in a few minutes . ’ |
54 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
55 | She phoned for a taxi which arrived in a few minutes . |
56 | But in a few minutes Israeli troops , armed with anti-tank rockets and machine-guns , had turned the place into rubble and 22 families , 140 people , had lost their homes and all their possessions . |
57 | In a few minutes your eternal soul will be waiting at Hapexamendios 's door . ’ |
58 | Is it likely that there are other pupils who may turn up in that room in a few minutes ? |
59 | I did n't want to leave the Maxteds behind because they had started out as my passengers , so I went back in a few minutes later to see if they were ready to leave . |
60 | Battler opened up with the violin and it was all over in a few minutes . |