Example sentences of "[art] few minutes [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Ministers and the Court dignitaries were on the platform to make their farewells , which the Emperor had insisted be short and restrained , so that within a few minutes of his arrival he and his son were on board and the train left to cries of ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ |
| 2 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 3 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 4 | Nick and I went to see Canon Oates and we knew after only a few minutes in his company that he wanted to help very much . |
| 5 | " I shall be much happier , Nathaniel , if you do n't bother Chuck every few minutes about his future , " she said quietly without looking at her husband . |