Example sentences of "[noun] in a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
| 2 | I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together . |
| 3 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
| 4 | My hon. Friend 's question speaks for itself , and no doubt we shall hear more about such matters in a few minutes . |
| 5 | Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years . |
| 6 | ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’ |
| 7 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 8 | I 'll talk about the reservations in a few minutes , but the Lancashire Region supports any amalgamation initiatives with any union which is here in the country . |
| 9 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 10 | Look , I 'm going to be snarled up in another meeting in a few minutes . |
| 11 | Is it likely that there are other pupils who may turn up in that room in a few minutes ? |
| 12 | The ready availability of a screening questionnaire that mothers at risk can complete under supervision in a few minutes is potentially useful , but only if health workers and others can rise to the needs of depressed mothers . |
| 13 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 14 | So , off you go , and I 'll be through to read you a story in a few minutes . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Alum Pot is straight ahead in a plantation of trees and is reached on foot in a few minutes , arriving there simultaneously with Alum Pot Beck which enters the plantation and disappears into the depths . |
| 17 | It is the unique experience of rail travellers on the Gotthard to glimpse the same , unmistakable baroque-domed village church three times in a few minutes as the train passes it at different levels above and below . |
| 18 | I think we 'll look at the news in a few minutes to see what the weather 's going to be and then , do you want any ice cream or anything ? |
| 19 | This place will be humming with staff in a few minutes . ’ |
| 20 | The long wait was almost over and they expected to be greeting the passengers in a few minutes . |
| 21 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
| 22 | We hope to rejoin Nick Harris in a few minutes , we hope he 's able to speak with manager , Brian Horton or perhaps one or two of the players . |
| 23 | None of the translations really does full justice to verse 20 , and we 'll do a little detective work when we look at that verse in a few minutes . |
| 24 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
| 25 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
| 26 | For example , halite is ‘ electron-stained ’ blue in a few minutes , and Dickson ( 1980 ) reported a stable purple colouration in electron-bombarded fluorospar . |
| 27 | ‘ We are going to arrive at Port au Prince airport in a few minutes . |
| 28 | Trains can link Newcastle and London in a few minutes over two and a half hours . |
| 29 | I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high-speed electric drill . |
| 30 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |