Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] minute [unc] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes ' thought , he announced , ‘ I must reveal the truth , I suppose . |
| 2 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 3 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 4 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 5 | and er , like Christmas , erm , they have these things on the telly when there 's about , every , every night there 's like a fifteen minutes ' programme , just before the close-down , of like , B B C One . |
| 6 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |
| 7 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |
| 8 | He would be coming round to collect in a few minutes ' time . |
| 9 | It is absurd , every time we introduce another element of our policy , for him to leap on to the populist pitch and then , as he no doubt will in a few minutes ' time , find some detailed reasons for being opposed to it . |
| 10 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 11 | The individual trials lasted no more than five minutes each followed by a few minutes ' deliberation . |