Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few minutes [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs . |
| 2 | After a few minutes we were shaking hands . |
| 3 | After a few minutes they were half opened and a middle-aged woman came and sat on the chair by his bed . |
| 4 | If your symptoms do n't go away after a few minutes it is probable that you have n't caught it quickly enough and in this case you will need to use the technique of ‘ rebreathing ’ . |
| 5 | After a few minutes it was the same inside . |
| 6 | Gaining height rapidly , heading east , after a few minutes it was enveloped by clouds and lost to view . ’ |
| 7 | She left the surgery clutching Lizzie 's collar ; in the space of a few minutes it was all she had been left with , apart from memories . |
| 8 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 9 | For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family . |
| 10 | ‘ For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’ |
| 11 | The bathroom 's a bit chilly but once you 've put that heater on and shut the door for a few minutes it 's |
| 12 | They sat in their saddles , and for a few minutes there was a great peace , as if the world held its breath at the beauty of this Irish evening . |
| 13 | For a few minutes there were heated exchanges between the two ; Melissa could not catch the words , but it appeared that Gebrec was giving instructions which Fernand appeared reluctant to carry out . |
| 14 | ‘ You managed to organize all this in the few minutes I was out there ? |
| 15 | Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain . |
| 16 | Samuel had already arrived and within a few minutes they were joined by Neville Chamberlain , MacDonald told them of the situation in the Cabinet , and of his advice to the King . |
| 17 | I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line . |
| 18 | Within a few minutes it was adopted unanimously . |
| 19 | Then in a few minutes they were gone and quiet descended on our yard — but not for long . |
| 20 | In a few minutes they were on a smaller road , with the lough in view . |
| 21 | In a few minutes she was calmer . |
| 22 | In a few minutes he was ready . |
| 23 | In a few minutes it was all over . |