Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few minutes [pron] was " 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 it was the same inside .
3 Gaining height rapidly , heading east , after a few minutes it was enveloped by clouds and lost to view . ’
4 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 .
5 For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family .
6 For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’
7 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 .
8 ‘ You managed to organize all this in the few minutes I was out there ?
9 I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line .
10 Within a few minutes it was adopted unanimously .
11 In a few minutes she was calmer .
12 In a few minutes he was ready .
13 In a few minutes it was all over .
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