Example sentences of "[prep] a few minutes they were " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes they were half opened and a middle-aged woman came and sat on the chair by his bed . |
| 2 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Then in a few minutes they were gone and quiet descended on our yard — but not for long . |
| 5 | In a few minutes they were on a smaller road , with the lough in view . |