Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pron] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must say I 've only grown two maincrop this year , I 've been clearing some new ground and I 've just grown King Edward and Pink Fir Apple , I 've got the biggest biggest Pink Fir Apples you have ever seen bar none but I 'm coming back to you now Fred , I put to you a few minutes ago , your personal recommendations for the best three or four or five potatoes for the different cooking purposes . |
| 2 | The instinctive warning came to him a few minutes after he had cleared a small brook in an easy leap , and resumed the even rhythm of his distance-eating stride . |
| 3 | When I went up to check on him a few minutes ago , his bed was empty and cold ; it had n't been slept in . |
| 4 | ‘ If you 'll just bear with me a few minutes , gentlemen , I 'll just nip along to the car , if I may . |
| 5 | The warrant officer was speechless , but not for long and he thundered at him as he had on me a few minutes before . |
| 6 | If you put him to bed and he cries , check on him every few minutes , reassuring him you 're there by talking to him and stroking him before leaving the room . |