Example sentences of "few minutes in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having spent the last few minutes in preparation for the strain of an interview with Davout , Thiercelin almost visibly relaxed . |
| 2 | In order not to dull your pleasure I intend to only speak for a few minutes in case we all get snowed in/melt away in the heat ! |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 5 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 6 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |