Example sentences of "[verb] after a [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor appetite , stops feeding and screams after a few minutes |
| 2 | I returned after a ten minute wait and the clouds rolled away to waken the scene from its gloomy darkness . |
| 3 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
| 5 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 6 | ‘ My wife 's been ill , ’ he said after a few minutes . |