Example sentences of "and a few minute " in BNC.
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1 | He had , however , an appointment to keep , and a few minutes later I had the table to myself . |
2 | If you do not like a coffee house you have lost only the price of a cup of coffee and a few minutes of your time . |
3 | At about 7.45 ( ship time ) , they heard a major explosion and a few minutes later a searing hot blast of gas roared over St Pierre and the ships lying off shore , capsizing the steam ship Grappler , and rolling the Roraima so severely that she lost all her masts and smokestacks . |
4 | It does n't take long and a few minutes trying things out could mean hours saved later and some useful space where you have used up some leftover yarns . |
5 | USA hooker Tony Flay had to be replaced following an ugly facial cut and a few minutes later replacement hooker Pat Johnson had his nose broken by a punch . |
6 | Ruth thanked him for his information and a few minutes later he raised his hat and walked away . |
7 | He went straight up the stairs and a few minutes later came down carrying a parcel of his things . |
8 | The Hotel Des Etrangers is centrally located about 250 yards from the Piazzo Colombo and a few minutes walk from the Via Matteotti . |
9 | The crew now wanted to abandon ship , and a few minutes later red flares were seen dead ahead . |
10 | She seemed calm and peaceful , and a few minutes in her presence soon cheered Mr Wolski up . |
11 | Puzzled , the girl went off , and a few minutes later a grey haired woman in black entered the cubicle . |
12 | Farmer Nash was n't at the market , and a few minutes later we saw his angry red face above the wall on the far side of the field . |
13 | A secretary showed me into an ornately furnished drawing room and a few minutes later Sir George came in . |
14 | After drinks and introductions and a few minutes of jangled smalltalk , as if the three of us were gods or apes or spacemen , Fielding did the bad thing . |
15 | He slipped off his white coat and a few minutes later he hurried from the centre . |
16 | Rachel found herself following him into the social club and a few minutes later when they were both seated with their drinks in the same window-seat where they had sat before she said , ‘ So what 's your connection with Conway House ? ’ |
17 | ‘ That 's what we planned , ’ she agreed , and a few minutes later Cicely was talking of leaving for the hospital in half an hour . |
18 | Mrs Hobden went into the kitchen , and a few minutes later she came through the doorway carrying a tray . |
19 | Paul Reece stopped this one from Gray and a few minutes later , he prevented Goodman getting his second and Sunderland 's third . |
20 | Yeah , that 's , that 's when it 's hard she asks you the same thing again and again and a few minutes later , then half an hour later , then , then you think have you listened |