Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adv] a [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | He was inside for only a few minutes and emerged very badly shaken . |
2 | Maintaining that calm , uncaring façade even for just a few minutes had taken a lot out of her , and she felt the faint beginnings of a headache behind her eyes . |
3 | She could tell he was relieved to be let off the hook if even for only a few minutes , despite his words as they 'd come downstairs . |
4 | He 'd first appeared a few months earlier for just a few minutes . |
5 | Sometimes within just a few minutes of the arrival of leaf-eating creatures , the tannin content is up to levels which make not only the leaves under attack , but all the other leaves of the tree toxic or at least unpalatable . |