Example sentences of "a few minutes [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 2 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 3 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 4 | Okay then , welcome to everyone , and er hopefully a few minutes but if it does |
| 5 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 6 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 7 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 8 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 9 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 10 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 11 | He was alone for just a few minutes and I made my offer . |
| 12 | A few minutes and twenty-two fences later Popham Down would secure for himself a notorious footnote in racing history … |
| 13 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
| 14 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 15 | We take our clothes off and I stick my penis into you and pull it in and out for a few minutes and white stuff comes out and you say ‘ Is that it ? ’ |
| 16 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
| 17 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 18 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 19 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 20 | Moeri 's original procedure , of adding the chemicals to the second vat , would however have taken only a few minutes and would have left the reaction in no condition to explode . |
| 21 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
| 22 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 23 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 24 | ‘ She wakes for a few minutes and then is unconscious for several hours , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 25 | Each individual hearing lasted only a few minutes and none of the accused was allowed legal representation . |
| 26 | The prevention is new Wella Balsam Intensive Dry Ends Conditioner , regularly massaged into the ends of your hair , left for a few minutes and rinsed out . |
| 27 | But the time should still be only a few minutes and the parent should go to collect the child and indicate when it is appropriate to join the family again . |
| 28 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 29 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 30 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |