Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] for [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
2 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
3 | Can you excuse me for a few minutes while I have a word with the others and then I 'll be straight back to you ? ’ |
4 | He said to Mariana , ‘ I 'll take her for a few minutes . |
5 | Now I will leave you for a few minutes . |
6 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |