Example sentences of "and after [art] minute " in BNC.

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1 Slowly , very cautiously , Jack stood up and after a minute walked softly towards the Monument .
2 She watched carefully , and after a minute or two she saw that the thing was a grin .
3 No answer suggested itself , however , and after a minute or two he became aware that as these thoughts whirled through his mind he had been staring down at the grilles confining the Chinese coolie families .
4 It caught on the second try , and after a minute 's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die .
5 He emptied his flagon and after a minute 's hesitation she took it over to the table to refill it .
6 She went away , and after a minute or two he got up from his bed and went to the window .
7 He never said anything else and after a minute Maggie got her breath back and asked ,
8 Many a tear was shed that night , and after the minute 's silence at the beginning of the next day the play had an unreal feel to it .
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