Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] a [det] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said . |
2 | Look , I 'm going to be snarled up in another meeting in a few minutes . |
3 | ‘ An Army lorry is due along this road in a few minutes . |
4 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
5 | I 'll get you some food in a few minutes , but first let's have your shoe and stocking off . ’ |
6 | When a little old lady on Weybridge station platform asked the Irish stationmaster why there were two large wall clocks each giving a different time by a few minutes , the answer came in a fine Irish brogue : ‘ Ah , yes ma'am ! |
7 | Wipe dry and place in a warm oven for a few minutes to remove any remaining moisture . |
8 | Is it likely that there are other pupils who may turn up in that room in a few minutes ? |
9 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
10 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
11 | Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes . |
12 | Back at the table I was in crepuscular mood for a few minutes , then bent once more to the task of diverting the wedding guests . |
13 | But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes . |
14 | The evening before the diagnosis was made I had a double whisky and developed sneezing and rhinitis , but on this occasion I developed severe bronchospasm within a few minutes . |
15 | They talked in this desultory fashion for a few minutes , then when she heard them bid one another goodnight she ducked quickly under her mosquito net and lay down without undressing . |
16 | And I 'll go into that area in a little bit more detail in a few minutes . |
17 | He handed me a toffee , climbed into his car , beckoned me to sit on the other front seat for a few minutes , and removed the celluloid sidescreen to give us more fresh air . |
18 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
19 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
20 | Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads . |
21 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
22 | I showered and then decided to lie in a hot bath for a few minutes with a cup of tea at my elbow and the latest Kingsley Amis in front of my face . |
23 | If the ingredients are still hot just place under a hot grill for a few minutes to brown the top . |
24 | None of the translations really does full justice to verse 20 , and we 'll do a little detective work when we look at that verse in a few minutes . |
25 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
26 | Come the end , the trio are hunched over their instruments , thrashing out ‘ Mainly Mornings ’ and ‘ Hammer ’ like men who are having a lot of bloody good fun , actually , and even a BO beast in a ZZ Top crew T-shirt is forced to shift his Neanderthal parameters into the 20th Century for a few minutes . |
27 | This striking result led to further investigations , and it was noticed that one drop of the diluted nasal mucus added to 1 c.c. of a thick suspension of the cocci caused their complete disappearance in a few minutes at 37°C . |
28 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
29 | Blanche sipped her coffee , now lukewarm after sitting untouched on the low table for a few minutes . |