Example sentences of "[verb] a few minutes [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 2 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 3 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
| 4 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 5 | The doorbell rang a few minutes after she had opened the lid of her case and returned downstairs to make herself a cup of tea . |
| 6 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |