Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [art] [adj] 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 | This clown reinvents himself every 20 minutes , ’ says Don Imus , the city 's most popular radio host . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | okay Right you mentioned it a few minutes ago you suggested that this thing was formed . |
5 | I weighed it a few minutes later and was delighted , to say the least , when it pulled the needle round to 10lb 3oz . |
6 | When police found it a few minutes later they looked inside expecting to find the baby but the back seat was empty . |
7 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
8 | 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 . ’ |
9 | All right erm did you give me the sixty minute or ninety minute do you know ? |
10 | 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 ? |
11 | I 'll give you a few minutes again just to consider these questions . |
12 | If there were a time clock for murder , it would show one every twenty-six minutes . |
13 | 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 ? |
14 | ‘ You 're a genius Lissa , ’ Adam told her a few minutes later . |
15 | If she had the nerve , the sheer bloody brass neck , to do that , then maybe he 'd give her a few minutes . |
16 | There 's all sorts of accidents not only having the computer switched off , you might accidentally mess the file up or erase it or whatever , er , you 've still got the original copy on the disk so if you keep saving it every ten minutes or so , then you always lose more than ten minutes ' work . |
17 | We 've had a couple of stoppages in the first half , not the sort that will give us the nine minutes of added time we had at Highbury on Saturday , but certainly a minute or two this evening . |
18 | ‘ He is fully committed for several weeks ahead , but he could spare you a few minutes at the end of his list one day . ’ |
19 | Well that was the question that Mr asked you a few minutes ago was n't it , er Mr ? |
20 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
21 | ‘ Yes … be all right … terrible pain … give me a few minutes … be OK . ’ |
22 | Just give me a few minutes , will you ? ’ |
23 | ‘ Give me a few minutes to clean up and we 'll go to the Swan Inn . ’ |
24 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
25 | He joined her a few minutes later carrying her drink and a glass of lager for himself . |
26 | 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 . ’ |
27 | It save it every nine minutes or something , it 's got a backup save , you know on the |
28 | Dacourt joined us a few minutes later , his white moustache bristling with importance , his face a little more puce . |
29 | ‘ Well , you 'll have to give me a few minutes to get myself ready . |
30 | ‘ He was kind enough to give me a few minutes after Evensong yesterday . ’ |