Example sentences of "he [art] [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Endill was thrown to the ground and it took him a few minutes to realise what had happened . |
| 2 | It took him a few minutes to find a public phone booth . |
| 3 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 4 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 5 | When I went up to check on him a few minutes ago , his bed was empty and cold ; it had n't been slept in . |
| 6 | Then he noticed that a boy , who had passed him a few minutes before , had returned , and was now looking at him carefully from the opposite side of the road . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | If you put him to bed and he cries , check on him every few minutes , reassuring him you 're there by talking to him and stroking him before leaving the room . |