Example sentences of "[prep] a [adv] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which was just as well , as this time he came back after a very few minutes . |
| 2 | His mischievous words , however , were to prove within a very few minutes appallingly prescient . |
| 3 | To her surprise , within a very few minutes of passing the broken signpost , she came upon her ‘ pony tree ’ . |
| 4 | He 'd have been dead in a very few minutes . |
| 5 | No vote was taken and Sir John refused to say whether any clubs opposed the deal but he added : ‘ It all went through in a very few minutes . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You could put it to the test in a very few minutes , my lord . ’ |