Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 31 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 32 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 33 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 34 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 35 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 36 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 37 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 38 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 39 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 40 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 41 | She would drown within a few minutes . |
| 42 | For example , a reaction to a particular food may occur within a few minutes of eating a food , or after a day or two . |
| 43 | Fuelling stations incorporate ‘ fast fill ’ techniques , where fuelling can be accomplished in a few minutes . |
| 44 | She phoned for a taxi which arrived in a few minutes . |
| 45 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 46 | The police arrived within a few minutes . |
| 47 | as if that was n't enough , Patrick Eggle himself telephoned within a few minutes to confer on the requested changes . |
| 48 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 49 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 50 | He stood without moving for a few minutes and then he put out the light . |
| 51 | Poor appetite , stops feeding and screams after a few minutes |
| 52 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 53 | He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ? |
| 54 | You know in a few minutes . |
| 55 | I made him understand that he was to stay where he was and I would return in a few minutes with a tin of tobacco . |
| 56 | The dog should return within a few minutes , but if not , search in the direction where you last saw your pet . |
| 57 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 58 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 59 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 60 | The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours . |