Example sentences of "a [adj] minutes later [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few minutes later they were starting up Heymouth Brae , the road that connected Heymouth with the summit and world beyond . |
| 2 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |
| 3 | When police found it a few minutes later they looked inside expecting to find the baby but the back seat was empty . |
| 4 | A few minutes later they were given a direct order to go to bed — and if you disobey a direct order you 're instantly put on report . |
| 5 | The following ‘ Arkansas Stomp ’ gets things going , though , and when a few minutes later they deliver a truly rocking ‘ Dateless Night ’ a great night seems in store . |
| 6 | A few minutes later they came out onto the bright and still busy Lower Road . |
| 7 | A few minutes later they were approaching the outskirts of the town . |
| 8 | A few minutes later they had reached the main road and were heading through a clear November evening towards the north side of the spectacular Cornish peninsula . |
| 9 | The following ‘ Arkansas Stomp ’ gets things going , though , and when a few minutes later they deliver a truly rocking ‘ Dateless Night ’ a great night seems in store . |
| 10 | But a few minutes later they said they had detained the wrong woman and the real suspect was still at large . |
| 11 | A few minutes later we were in Delhi . |
| 12 | A few minutes later we drew up at a big concrete building which the officer told me was the town jail but which seemed to be a large Luftwaffe barracks . |
| 13 | A few minutes later we were seated at a corner table in the small bistro which I had known for several years . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | A few minutes later you are walking up a short wooden ladder , round the corner and you find a 200ft waterfall — bridges cross the torrent twice before you reach the top and continue along the path . |
| 16 | We arrive a few minutes later you see , to plan , and we 're putting the stuff in . |
| 17 | He had , however , an appointment to keep , and a few minutes later I had the table to myself . |
| 18 | A few minutes later I was led away to a cell . |
| 19 | A few minutes later I arrived at Granny 's where I found a crowd of people outside her door . |
| 20 | A few minutes later I was standing on Miss Vulcan 's doorstep . |
| 21 | A few minutes later I heard Barrymore go softly by . |
| 22 | A few minutes later I followed , using dips and bends in the track to keep myself hidden . |
| 23 | The Dormouse woke up and quickly began to tell a story , but a few minutes later it was asleep again . |
| 24 | A few minutes later it emerged and flew off and then when it returned it looked at the wall and saw the marks and went inside . |
| 25 | A few minutes later he breathlessly approached the car from the opposite direction , fell into his seat , and said : ‘ Well , that 's all right . |
| 26 | A few minutes later he was uncorking a fine claret in Masha 's room , saying he had something to celebrate : he 'd been invited to breakfast at Downing Street to help brief Maggie for her trip to Poland . |
| 27 | A few minutes later he went to a room on the first floor to take a blood test . |
| 28 | A few minutes later he appeared and said he must go to her . |
| 29 | A few minutes later he met Maidstone . |
| 30 | Corbett smiled ; a few minutes later he wished he had n't , for he too was sick and was still trembling when they safely reached the abbey gates . |