Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [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 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 5 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 6 | But there was a motor bike went by a few minutes ago . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The police arrived within a few minutes . |
| 9 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 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 . |