Example sentences of "[verb] a few minutes [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband . |
2 | So on that very depressing note , er I 'll leave we 've got a few minutes for questions or objections if anyone wants to , we 've got some head shaking . |
3 | He recovered fully but had repeated transient ischaemic symptoms affecting the right arm lasting a few minutes despite aspirin therapy , with twenty episodes occurring during 6 months . |
4 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
5 | But first he would have a few minutes of self-indulgence . |
6 | The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is in a small room just inside the Presbytery door and to it come over a hundred people who give an hour of their time a week to ‘ watch ’ but there are countless others who come in just for a minute or two and there find a few minutes of silence and prayer . |
7 | Family run hotel , located a few minutes from seafront , close to all amenities . |
8 | It took a few minutes for Curtis and Adrian to realise their baby had disappeared . |
9 | Additionally , in this particular case there is another problem — since the shot is being taken a few minutes before sunset , the light is weak , and demands a long exposure . |
10 | Additionally , in this particular case there is another problem — since the shot is being taken a few minutes before sunset , the light is weak , and demands a long exposure . |
11 | ‘ I was thinking of a smoke myself , ’ he said , his eyes fixed on the pouch , as if staring it down , ‘ if I had a few minutes in hand . ’ |