Example sentences of "[prep] a [det] minutes [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | After a few minutes it will slowly and cautiously uncurl itself again . |
2 | For a few minutes they would wander along the rails and then , suddenly , as though seized with panic , they would hasten back to the safety of the group they had left . |
3 | If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’ |
4 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
5 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
6 | Whatever mood you are in when you arrive at HCI 's Club Romantica … you can be sure that within a few minutes you 'll feel at home in this pretty village of chalet bungalows surrounded by trees and flowers . |
7 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
8 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be visiting the Victorian mansion that is n't finished yet , and has just been given a grant to ensure that it never will be . |
9 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be meeting the teenager who 's joined the elite in the world of magic . |
10 | Welcome back … in a few minutes we 'll be catching up with one of the fastest men on water … |
11 | Welcome back : In a few minutes we 'll be turning back the clock with the men who kept Britain 's coalmines working during the Second World War . |
12 | In a few minutes we would be ready for Firstlight , and then we 'd we clear . |
13 | In a few minutes they 'll have a car rush , as 90 cars race through the streets . |
14 | The happy landowner can then stand at the window smoking a pipe and wave cheerily at the unwelcome hill-walkers , secure in the knowledge that in a few minutes they will be heading back to the car , steam gently rising from them as they blink in distress from behind grisly face-masks of dung . |
15 | But it was no use imagining ; in a few minutes she would know everything . |
16 | In a few minutes she would go down . |
17 | ‘ If someone does n't help you in a few minutes you will die . ’ |