Example sentences of "for a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wo n't let me out of his sight for a minute , he said . |
| 2 | Ethel thought for a minute . |
| 3 | Sit down for a minute . |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down and try to relax for a minute . ’ |
| 5 | Would you like to come and sit out the back with me for a minute ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Ca n't think of anywhere myself , let me think for a minute . |
| 7 | He stood for a minute , appraising the close-fitted timbers and sleek varnish , then knocked again . |
| 8 | Occasionally athletes are kept waiting at the start for a minute or so until television is ready . |
| 9 | Born in Cuba to a German-Jewish father and a black mother — ‘ I was sort of kosher , but swinging ’ — he cut sugar-cane in his youth before joining his father , a ship 's steward , on his travels , only to be accidentally left behind on Crete at 12 : ‘ I had to sit down for a minute — almost cried . ’ |
| 10 | As we got to Tottenham Court Road — which is just round the corner — she spotted the Ann Summers sex shop there and said , hang on , let's just pop in there for a minute . |
| 11 | The effort of thinking up a new way to tackle a dragon , a beloved dragon , daunted her for a minute . |
| 12 | I would n't even think of it for a minute if it was n't best for everybody . |
| 13 | ‘ The rod with the smelt on soon went again and I did not realise how big the fish was and steered it around the swim for a minute to break the ice . |
| 14 | For a minute I 'm pretty confused . |
| 15 | I look at the back of her head for a minute . |
| 16 | The Polish Parliament stood for a minute 's silence after approving unanimously a resolution which accused the Romanian authorities of ‘ exceptional brutality ’ leading to children being shot at and expressed solidarity with the ‘ victims of terror . ’ |
| 17 | She had her key ready and he looked down at her for a minute . |
| 18 | ‘ Miss Morgan , would you like to stop for a minute ? |
| 19 | ‘ She can damn well wait for a minute , ’ McLeish decided . |
| 20 | Leave for a minute or so , until the cheese has melted , then serve , sprinkled with the remaining parsley . |
| 21 | Sprinkle the gelatine onto the boiling water in a small bowl and stir well — then leave for a minute or so to dissolve . |
| 22 | He thought very , very carefully for a minute or more and then picked up his private phone and dialled a number . |
| 23 | For a minute more , the boy went on gazing at the Harewoman . |
| 24 | Gazzer thought for a minute . |
| 25 | — Sit down again for a minute . |
| 26 | The example is the famous case in which a man unintentionally drove his car on to a police-officer 's foot and then declined to remove it , for a minute or two , when asked . |
| 27 | Elinor thought for a minute or two and then made her decision . |
| 28 | ‘ For a minute , ’ I said . |
| 29 | He spoke for a minute , followed by a succession of other characters and then four grown , men sitting in the lotus position , proceeded to hurl themselves into the air . |
| 30 | Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft . |