Example sentences of "a few minutes in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 2 | AFTER a few minutes in the company of Joe Boyd , I was wondering whether there was anybody in world music he had not heard of . |
| 3 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 4 | Surely a few minutes in my arms is n't going to mean much to Harry at this stage , one way or the other . |
| 5 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
| 6 | After an hour inside the school , all four spent a few minutes in a room of their own before Charles and Diana said goodbye to their sons . |
| 7 | After a few minutes in the kitchen , the lady placed before me a plate of home-made scones , a dish of jam and a large pot of tea , all delicious . |
| 8 | We passed a few minutes in the exchanges that usually pass for conversation between people who know each other slightly and have no real business connection . |
| 9 | Nicky Ryan can be a defensive man in the wrong company , but after a few minutes in my presence he seems to know I have ‘ felt ’ Enya 's music , and he relaxes considerably . |
| 10 | Sometimes some of the sheep and goats are hidden , and when the flock comes to rest at midday the boy is given a few minutes in which to inspect gothorima and report . |
| 11 | If we were lucky , there were a few minutes in the evening when the wind dropped , the dust storm subsided , and we could brave the mosquitoes and wash the corrosive dust from our bodies . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | She seemed calm and peaceful , and a few minutes in her presence soon cheered Mr Wolski up . |
| 14 | Nick and I went to see Canon Oates and we knew after only a few minutes in his company that he wanted to help very much . |
| 15 | Among other things , it was found that index futures prices lead spot prices by a few minutes in the USA . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | Modern scientists tell us that Bartley could not have survived more than a few minutes in the whale 's belly , let alone the half-day or more it took the unwitting sailors on the mother ship to release this modern Jonah . |
| 18 | The blow would have killed him instantly — at least , he might have lived for a few minutes in a technical sense , but he would have been unconscious and effectively dead . |
| 19 | The call was a few minutes in coming through — probably they had to look for Seddon at the other end . |
| 20 | You spend a few minutes in a classroom and you find there 's budding farmers , policemen , bank clerks , bus drivers , mothers , harlots , fortunate and starved . |
| 21 | Most of the teachers lingered a few minutes in the staff room , not from any affection for the place , but to allow the unruly mob of boys to get down the long road that led to Cullbridge , and thence to disperse to the bus station , to Wimpy bars , the library or their various homes . |
| 22 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 23 | ‘ A few minutes in the ruins . |
| 24 | She was merely an old woman who wanted to spend a few minutes in nostalgic memory of long-ago visits to America . |
| 25 | He turned on the guards who held Harry between them , and looked at his prisoner for a few minutes in silence . |
| 26 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |