Example sentences of "few minute [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes her voice began to grate on Dougal 's ears . |
| 2 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
| 3 | Every few minutes my saddle , a thin nylon sack , would slide alarmingly forwards . |
| 4 | I imagine that this would be a good finger exercise for resting concert pianists — after the first few minutes my digits were dead ! |
| 5 | Within a few minutes my body was one mass of bruises from head to toe . |
| 6 | ‘ For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths . |