Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 2 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 3 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 4 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 5 | It is exceptionally ironic still to find children in a culture which has fathered half the popular music in the modern world , condemned to drone away in their music lessons over nineteenth-century hymn tunes , with dancing relegated to a few minutes at the conclusion of the physical education lessons . |
| 6 | When she had left the bedroom he heard her feet scurrying for a few minutes , then the door slammed . |
| 7 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 8 | The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 9 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 10 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 11 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
| 12 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 13 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 14 | But there was a motor bike went by a few minutes ago . |
| 15 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 16 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 17 | Similarly , the clock on the front of the American Bulletin of Atomic Scientists stood at a few minutes to midnight , but the American government did not heed it . |
| 18 | The police arrived within a few minutes . |
| 19 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 20 | It is absurd , every time we introduce another element of our policy , for him to leap on to the populist pitch and then , as he no doubt will in a few minutes ' time , find some detailed reasons for being opposed to it . |
| 21 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
| 22 | Sarah stayed outside a few minutes longer , her spirits lifting wondrously , and she felt as happy as a robin singing among the branches of the oak tree . |
| 23 | She did n't know how far they had come from Gloucester , but surely after an hour at a steady gallop they had put enough distance between themselves and the castle to halt for a few minutes . |
| 24 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |