Example sentences of "[conj] after a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to test these predictions we need to compare the size of the latent inhibition effect found after a long exposure — test interval ( which we may take to be 24 h or more ) with that found after a short interval ( when conditioning follows exposure immediately or after a few minutes ) . |
| 2 | Nothing happened , except that after a few minutes I checked that no one had come into the room to observe such antics ! |
| 3 | Tonight there was a moon , starlight even , and he knew that after a few minutes away from the house it would be possible for her to see with surprising clarity ; but moon or no moon , it seemed to make little difference to her and she 'd been spending hours abroad at even the deepest , darkest point in the cycle . |
| 4 | The resultant online , interactive database is designed to be so easy to use that after a few minutes practice even novices can make very sophisticated searches and will have nearly instantaneous access to a vast storehouse of information hitherto accessible only after tedious , time-consuming and costly searches through individual issues . |
| 5 | Ice fishing , I find , is as cold as anything I have ever tried in the Arctic , and after a few minutes of unproductive ass-freezing I pack it in . |
| 6 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Wopsle went in to discover what was happening , and after a few minutes rushed out , calling , ‘ Something wrong up at the forge , Pip ! |
| 8 | I looked around the ship , and after a few minutes , I found some long pieces of wood . |
| 9 | I asked if I could see the people who 'd brought me in and after a few minutes , Bunny and Rayleen appeared at the bedside . |
| 10 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 11 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 12 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |
| 13 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 14 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 15 | Nicky Ryan can be a defensive man in the wrong company , but after a few minutes in my presence he seems to know I have ‘ felt ’ Enya 's music , and he relaxes considerably . |
| 16 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 17 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 18 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 19 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |