Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike said nothing for a few minutes . |
| 2 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 3 | Kodiak the Alsatian barked at me for a few minutes , and gave up in resignation . |
| 4 | It could also mean ‘ Will you talk to me for a few minutes , I feel sad . ’ |
| 5 | Sister said she had no work for me for a few minutes , so I could direct traffic for her whilst she had a few words with Dr Jones . |
| 6 | ‘ That is , if you do n't mind being in the same room as me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Then there 's no reason why you should n't come and sit with me for a few minutes . |
| 8 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 9 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 10 | ‘ You can tell if their attitude 's right just by talking to them for a few minutes , ’ he says . |
| 11 | If I could just talk to someone for a few minutes . |
| 12 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
| 13 | He did not know of it , a thought which after a few minutes occurred to Wainfleet when Wickham encountered him in the pub . |
| 14 | " He 'll tell it himself in a few minutes . |
| 15 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 16 | ‘ See you in a few minutes , Ben , ’ she said smiling . |
| 17 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes . |
| 19 | See you in a few minutes . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen . |
| 22 | You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment . |
| 23 | ‘ Twice you have surprised me within a few minutes , Mr. Preston . |
| 24 | Whereupon I fell about in my chair at this with an effective simulacrum of sycophancy , then matadored the old charm around in front of him for a few minutes , and before you could say fundador Walt was on his knees begging me for the coup de grâce . |
| 25 | And do n't forget , Joe was with me , and you know how careful he is. lee was at the party and one of the maids told me that she took him out of the party and spoke to him for a few minutes . |
| 26 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
| 27 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 28 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 29 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
| 30 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |