Example sentences of "[prep] a few minutes [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 2 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 3 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 4 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 5 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 6 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 7 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 8 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 10 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 11 | She 'll bring it to you in a few minutes and it 'll help you keep your strength . ’ |