Example sentences of "[prep] a [det] minutes a " in BNC.

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1 After a few minutes a little flame blossomed at the far corner .
2 After a few minutes a woman in a grey fur coat began to cross the street from my building .
3 After a few minutes a young woman came out of the street door below them and walked away .
4 After a few minutes a barman came in and asked everyone to move outside with the other hotel guests who had been evacuated from the building .
5 It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use .
6 If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day .
7 In a few minutes a boy appeared .
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