Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few minutes [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 2 | After a few minutes I take a look round the place , stepping under Moorish archways and over low white walls , past an astroturf tennis court and a swimming pool about the same size , uncovered and still . |
| 3 | After a few minutes I realize this letter can not be written truthfully . |
| 4 | I am hot and sticky from my drive , but the scent of lilac drifts in from the garden with the sound of blackbirds , and within a few minutes I feel much at home . |
| 5 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we take the wraps off one the great secrets in the world of wildlife . |
| 6 | ’ In a few minutes you start adjusting . ’ |