Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leave on baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer biscuits to wire racks until completely cool . |
| 2 | ‘ Where 's Prescott ? ’ asked Trentham after a few minutes had passed . |
| 3 | Learning by imitation can take place in a few minutes , whereas the reproduction of a whole new adult animal can take many years . |
| 4 | ‘ The presentation of the prizes will take place in a few minutes … ’ |
| 5 | it sort of played about two or three minutes of music and then it went crrrkkkkkk for a few minutes , that 's why I kept hitting it . |
| 6 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 7 | They discussed books for a few minutes . |
| 8 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 9 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |