Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a minute [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 For just a minute I got gone deaf .
2 For nearly a minute he said nothing and I had the sense to keep quiet , too , looking down at the top of his head .
3 For nearly a minute she could say nothing .
4 She did n't reply , and for about a minute they sat in silence , facing each other .
5 For almost a minute it continued , and then it stopped , as abruptly as it had begun .
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