Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 2 | Maybe someone bold enough to improvise like that would even take the risk of getting himself really knocked out and dropped in the water , knowing I could n't fail to find him in a few minutes . ’ |
| 3 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 4 | I 've seen her for a few minutes , but now they 've taken her to be X-rayed . |
| 5 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 6 | ‘ Twice you have surprised me within a few minutes , Mr. Preston . |
| 7 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 8 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
| 9 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
| 10 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 11 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
| 12 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 13 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 14 | The sweaty exertions of the players , the movement of their pale , hairy legs , their breathless staccato shouts of ‘ Oh , well played ! ’ and ‘ Just out ! ’ occupied her for a few minutes . |
| 15 | So have a look through your book have a very quick glance at erm if you can just at an acid alkali one , at one side of an equation co try not to read it cover it up write it down and leave it for a few minutes till you 've forgotten if you did accidentally see what was on the other side till you 've forgotten it . |
| 16 | leave it for a few minutes , then start it up again . |
| 17 | Mike said nothing for a few minutes . |
| 18 | You see towards the bottom er we pose a few questions there , I 'm going to ask you in a few minutes to introduce yourselves and to say what what sort of presentations you make at the moment . |
| 19 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 20 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ See you in a few minutes , Ben , ’ she said smiling . |
| 22 | See you in a few minutes . ’ |
| 23 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |