Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luckily , the rain had stopped and I spent a few minutes baling out , thinking once again that I must do something about drainage , but never seem to get round to it as the weather clears up and everything dries out very quickly . |
| 2 | Benjamin and I followed a few minutes later . |
| 3 | I returned a few minutes later to find the cube assembled . |
| 4 | ‘ I grabbed a few minutes to myself , ’ she explained breathlessly . |
| 5 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |
| 6 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 7 | I heard the match on radio 5 an all , although CEEFAX said the ko was 8.00 so I missed a few minutes at the start . |
| 8 | Fowler , who arrived a few minutes later , was middle-aged ; he had stayed a detective constable ostensibly because he could not pass the examination for sergeant , but his colleagues claimed that he deliberately avoided promotion . |
| 9 | ’ … in the meantime I would just like to explain the untimely interruption which you heard a few minutes ago . |
| 10 | She returned a few minutes later with an air of triumph , waving a folded map . |
| 11 | When she returned a few minutes later , the carrycot and child had gone . |
| 12 | She returned a few minutes later with an explanation that medicine was being prepared for me . |
| 13 | She returned a few minutes later and somewhat grudgingly led me into a little room at the back . |
| 14 | We passed a few minutes in the exchanges that usually pass for conversation between people who know each other slightly and have no real business connection . |
| 15 | ‘ We had a few minutes waiting around , ’ Frank said . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Sorry , ’ said Pooley when they connected a few minutes later . |
| 18 | They had they had a few minutes silence for him when he died down Framlingham . |
| 19 | It passed a few minutes later . |
| 20 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 21 | He returned a few minutes later — this time wearing his belt . |
| 22 | He returned a few minutes later with the news that a room was available . |
| 23 | He spent a few minutes making polite , nondescript conversation , then he proceeded to devote the remainder of the meal to Alyssia . |
| 24 | It took a few minutes for me to balance the load . |
| 25 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 26 | It took a few minutes in the kitchen to make the mug of strong chicory coffee to which he added a liberal lacing of brandy . |
| 27 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
| 28 | It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dimness , and he remained still , blinking hard , making out the man standing directly in front of him holding the shotgun , while on the stairs to his left another person — a woman ? — was also holding what looked like a small pistol on him . |
| 29 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
| 30 | He had a few minutes yet , to compose his missive to Estabrook . |