Example sentences of "[pron] for a 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 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
| 17 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | " I did n't know him — I only spoke to him for a few minutes , but David Fairfax recognised him . " |
| 22 | In the presentation you get people up front and they talk at ya do n't they for a few minutes , try and keep it interesting etcetera etcetera . |
| 23 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 24 | He chatted with her for a few minutes , then placed the bag of clothes into the boot of his car , and headed for home . |
| 25 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 26 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 27 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 28 | The sweaty exertions of the players , the movement of their pale , hairy legs , their breathless staccato shouts of ‘ Oh , well played ! ’ and ‘ Just out ! ’ occupied her for a few minutes . |
| 29 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 30 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |