Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a few minutes " in BNC.
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1 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
2 | Only got in for a few minutes as half the church was there . |
3 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
4 | The hunt itself moved on after a few minutes , leaving the terrier man to flush out the fox . |
5 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
6 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
7 | I was expecting you , of course , but I must have dropped off for a few minutes . ’ |
8 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
9 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
10 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
11 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
12 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
13 | Add the ginger , garlic and Curry Powder , fry gently for a few minutes . |
14 | She came back in a few minutes , looking very serious . |
15 | The attendant came back after a few minutes , its little red boots ruffling the hem of its robe . |
16 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
17 | Stop anywhere for a few minutes on a summer 's day and you are likely to end up as an unpaid extra in next year 's calendar or on a biscuit tin . |
18 | Complexity is no disadvantage , so long as the report can be produced and the dust shaken off in a few minutes . |
19 | However , he ran into a familiar stumbling-block : the concerto and the Souvenir add up to a few minutes less than the magic number of 55 , so he was forced to abandon the idea . |
20 | ‘ I 'm going out for a few minutes . ’ |
21 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
22 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
23 | Ramesh K was then brought in for a few minutes . |
24 | Well thank you very much , it 's obviously a totally different point of view to what we 'll hear perhaps in a few minutes . |
25 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
26 | I have another important foreign call coming through in a few minutes , so , if you 'll excuse me , I 'll hand you over to the Chief Accountant now . " |
27 | Welcome back to Central News South : Coming up in a few minutes , the farmer who 's taken maternity hospital technology and adapted it for the lambing season . |
28 | Welcome back to Central News : coming up in a few minutes , the sheep farmer who 's opened his farm yard to the public for the lambing season . |
29 | Coming up in a few minutes , the artist who 's had a six year love affair with the Malvern Hills . |
30 | Welcome back : Coming up in a few minutes , the wallaby farmer who 's got something of a baby boom on his hands . |