Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] for a few minutes " in BNC.

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1 But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’
2 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 .
3 It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip .
4 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 ’ .
5 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 .
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