Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [art] few minutes [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 2 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |
| 3 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
| 4 | Such increases in tannin in browsed Acacia nigrescens in southern Africa have been reported to take place in a few minutes and the production of ethylene during damage has been considered to be the promoter of tannin increase . |
| 5 | I 've got a meeting in a few minutes and I — ’ |
| 6 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
| 7 | We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was . |
| 8 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 9 | I I can give you an accurate price in a few minutes but roughly you 'd pay about five pounds more |
| 10 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
| 11 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 14 | The incident was under control within a few minutes and no-one was injured . |
| 15 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
| 16 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 17 | The Prime Minister changed the subject for a few minutes and then agreed . |
| 18 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 19 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
| 20 | She 'd called him Sage , and she only stayed at my house for a few minutes as she had to get right back to see her new baby — the owl , of course . |