Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] for a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | This is merely likely to reinforce this response to travelling Instead , stop the car at a suitable spot and walk away out of sight for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Inside her room , Mildred decided to get into bed for a few minutes to warm up . |
| 4 | She subsided into silence for a few minutes , her glance going around the room , her fingers twining restlessly in her lap until his hand reached out and covered hers . |
| 5 | Sarella lay fuming in bed for a few minutes before flinging back the duvet and running to the window . |
| 6 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | ‘ What will you have ? ’ he asked , after they had each studied the menu in silence for a few minutes . |
| 9 | They walked in silence for a few minutes . |
| 10 | Sophie began , and when she had finished Helen sat in silence for a few minutes . |
| 11 | Sir Geoffrey rang through to his secretary to ask her to bring in tea , and we chatted over tea for a few minutes . |
| 12 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |
| 13 | Working people and shoppers here have as much right to sit in the sunshine at lunchtime for a few minutes as their counterparts elsewhere in the country . |