Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [det] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 2 | But Bodie softened his voice , teased Liz mercilessly , until she agreed to meet him a few minutes later , to be taken to Linda Stone 's school . |
| 3 | okay Right you mentioned it a few minutes ago you suggested that this thing was formed . |
| 4 | I weighed it a few minutes later and was delighted , to say the least , when it pulled the needle round to 10lb 3oz . |
| 5 | When police found it a few minutes later they looked inside expecting to find the baby but the back seat was empty . |
| 6 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
| 7 | I 'm sorry to intrude on you at this hour , but if you can give me a few minutes of your time you may be able to help me , and I 'll be very much obliged . ’ |
| 8 | I 'll give you a few minutes to revise , then er , we can see if the er lesson Does anyone know what time the coffee break is er ? |
| 9 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
| 10 | Would Sue ( she hardly knew her , after all , had only met her a few minutes ago ) really let her share the little bubble of love that sealed her and Pete up together and away from the rest of the world ? |
| 11 | ‘ You 're a genius Lissa , ’ Adam told her a few minutes later . |
| 12 | If she had the nerve , the sheer bloody brass neck , to do that , then maybe he 'd give her a few minutes . |
| 13 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
| 14 | Well that was the question that Mr asked you a few minutes ago was n't it , er Mr ? |
| 15 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Yes … be all right … terrible pain … give me a few minutes … be OK . ’ |
| 17 | Just give me a few minutes , will you ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Give me a few minutes to clean up and we 'll go to the Swan Inn . ’ |
| 19 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
| 20 | He joined her a few minutes later carrying her drink and a glass of lager for himself . |
| 21 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 22 | Dacourt joined us a few minutes later , his white moustache bristling with importance , his face a little more puce . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
| 24 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |
| 25 | And to be fair to you I 'm again going to give you a few minutes to talk about that , not quite as long as the other time , then I 'll ask you to jot a couple of things down as well as , so I 'm just telling you in advance . |
| 26 | If we were sitting in a room and someone came in talking or making a noise , Dawn would panic and it would take me a few minutes to calm her down . |
| 27 | ‘ Afraid your lords and masters will fire you if you allow me a few minutes to put the subject on hold ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm looking forward to seeing your brother again , ’ Donna said , sipping the dry martini Alex had given her a few minutes earlier . |
| 30 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |