Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] [det] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn into a lightly floured board and knead gently for a few minutes . |
| 2 | 5 Return the turkey or chicken pieces to the pan and cook gently for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Add the bacon and venison and cook quickly for a few minutes , stirring frequently , to seal the meat . |
| 4 | Still able to feel the firm sand beneath her feet , she swam quietly for a few minutes , before turning over on to her back . |
| 5 | Add the ginger , garlic and Curry Powder , fry gently for a few minutes . |
| 6 | Rose drove silently for a few minutes . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 10 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 11 | To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights . |
| 12 | I struggled manfully for a few minutes , neatly nicking Ann 's fishing hat off , which we had to row after to recover ; catching Alan 's flies , on a back cast , and finally managing to get floss and line mixed up in an unbelievably intricate tangle . |
| 13 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 14 | Rose begged him to think of a plan , and the doctor thought hard for a few minutes , frowning fiercely . |
| 15 | and even if you do n't it 's gon na c you know And er you get a few choice words and then eventually you say Well well look we 'll go outside and sit outside for a few minutes and d and wait till you 've decided what and do n't forget i time you kn you kn |
| 16 | He sat there for a few minutes . |
| 17 | The sudden change of colour on the wall had upset its sense of direction and it buzzed about angrily and eventually it came into the porch where I was sitting and it stayed there for a few minutes and then went outside searching the wall again for the entrance . |