Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] a few minutes [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quick action is vital , since anyone who stops breathing can usually live for only a few minutes without help . |
| 2 | These played for only a few minutes at a time . |
| 3 | The Doctor had watched the fight , without interest , for only a few minutes before setting off once again into the surrounding forest of knotted shapes . |
| 4 | Now , for just a few minutes at a time , focus on this image — and stir in desire . |
| 5 | Sometimes within just a few minutes of the arrival of leaf-eating creatures , the tannin content is up to levels which make not only the leaves under attack , but all the other leaves of the tree toxic or at least unpalatable . |
| 6 | Their eyesight can be corrected in just a few minutes by the use of a lasers . |