Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [art] [det] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 2 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 3 | When she had left the bedroom he heard her feet scurrying for a few minutes , then the door slammed . |
| 4 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 5 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 8 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |