Example sentences of "have a few minute " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? ,
2 Let me know when it 's not bath-night and you can have a few minutes ’ chat with your aged Pops . ’
3 ‘ Could I have a few minutes alone with my client , please ? ’
4 But first he would have a few minutes of self-indulgence .
5 ‘ If I could have a few minutes — let's say half an hour — to think it over and make some notes , I daresay we 'll be as right as a snail 's whisker . ’
6 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 . ’
7 Later on they might have a few minutes together and he would hold her and she would become herself again .
8 Even Marshall had brushed aside all suggestions of having a few minutes to spare to give Harbury something exclusive .
9 ‘ We had a few minutes waiting around , ’ Frank said .
10 He had a few minutes yet , to compose his missive to Estabrook .
11 ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’
12 Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 .
13 Guscott 's score came with 14 men on , but the new law that allows a temporary substitute meant that Paul Burnell had a few minutes on the pitch before Wright returned to see the Lions leading 12–5 .
14 If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there .
15 They had they had a few minutes silence for him when he died down Framlingham .
16 His mate , driver Sam Webster , gave him a smile of approval and said , ‘ Good lad , young John , now put your injector on , shut it off when you 've got nearly a full ‘ glass ’ , then have a few minutes .
17 You can pick the work up and do a bit of it whenever you have a few minutes to spare and the final result is really splendid , whether it is all bejewelled and decorated or made in a simple plain yarn .
18 Then if you 'd lie down for a few minutes , have a few minutes ’ sleep , you were right again .
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