Example sentences of "[verb] a few minutes [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 2 | Some of you listen some of you have got a few minutes erm some of you have got a few minutes obviously erm only I 'm not going to start anything . |
| 3 | Every ceremony includes a few minutes ' silence in which believers can pray . |
| 4 | Though it involves a few minutes ' paperwork , a worthwhile exercise is to jot down your own personal list of pros and cons , under the headings : ‘ spending now ’ and ‘ spending later ’ . |
| 5 | There followed a few minutes ' discussion where it seemed Cicely Hepwood had been all set to cancel an arrangement she and her husband had to visit a sick friend in hospital that afternoon . |