Example sentences of "few minutes [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car had been parked outside their home for only a few minutes before neighbours saw it being driven off by teenage youths . |
| 2 | For the last few minutes before Ellen appeared , Ruth stood by the window , looking down the dale . |
| 3 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
| 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 | It was a few minutes after Allen recovered his bow that Friar Tuck and Simon the Trapper arrived at the tree . |
| 6 | She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . |
| 7 | 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 . |