Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [art] few minutes [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent . |
| 2 | George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology . |
| 3 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 4 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 5 | Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain . |
| 6 | Samuel had already arrived and within a few minutes they were joined by Neville Chamberlain , MacDonald told them of the situation in the Cabinet , and of his advice to the King . |
| 7 | I am hot and sticky from my drive , but the scent of lilac drifts in from the garden with the sound of blackbirds , and within a few minutes I feel much at home . |
| 8 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
| 9 | I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line . |
| 10 | He led me to his house and in a few minutes I had diagnosed the trouble — a flat battery . |
| 11 | If she was nervous it remained hidden and in a few minutes she had put each of the sisters completely at ease , their shame and apprehension gone . |
| 12 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 13 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 14 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |
| 15 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 16 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 17 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 18 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |