Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] a [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asking the candidate to wait on for a few minutes . |
| 2 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 3 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 4 | Cos I 've got to go out in a few minutes . |
| 5 | A dreadful pregnancy or birth that produces a healthy baby can make it difficult for a mother to allow her baby to cry even for a few minutes . |
| 6 | Even so , it was not unusual for friends and kinsmen to drop in for a few minutes , an hour , to see the news or a comedy . |