Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the few brief minutes when the shelling ceased the scene before us looked very peaceful . |
| 2 | and then jegs and after a few five minutes |
| 3 | After a few more minutes of ribald banter on our part we were startled by a flash to starboard and an explosion as a six-pound shell whizzed across our bows . |
| 4 | Monica made her comment to Tweed when Buchanan and Warden had left after a few more minutes ' conversation . |
| 5 | She broke her vow of silence a bit desperately , though , after a few more minutes . |
| 6 | The pool water was working wonders on her ankle and after a few more minutes she tested its strength . |
| 7 | In Nunn 's way of orchestrating the scene , however , the forced merriment comes across like the willed time-killing in Three Sisters , less the whiling away of a few specific minutes than the attempt to shake off a pervasive ennui . |
| 8 | I re-read what I had written , wrestled with the fading vision for a few sweating minutes , then gave up , swore , crumpled the page up , pitched it into the empty fireplace , and said , aloud : What I really need is a good old-fashioned ivory tower . ’ |
| 9 | Out on to the stones of the terrace there fell a thick metal spike , not at all dissimilar to the blood-smeared one on which Lord Woodleigh had not fallen , out of sight for a few vital minutes from anyone looking from above . |
| 10 | For a few agonizing minutes the camera holds on her face as she experiences — she hardly seems to be enjoying — sexual attentions out of the range of the camera . |
| 11 | We freeze and drown worms for a few more minutes . |
| 12 | ‘ We are both talking nonsense , let us continue to do so for a few more minutes . |
| 13 | The only option is to rinse the board in water , dry it carefully and try to line it up again on the artwork , re-exposing it for a few more minutes . |
| 14 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 15 | There are four key ideas in that sentence , and I want to underline them for a few more minutes . |
| 16 | And so it went on for a few more minutes and then Anna returned , bearing a red packet labelled " Marlboro " . |
| 17 | ‘ Still in Mariánské Láznë , ’ Fabia replied , and chatted to her mother for a few more minutes , until her mother promptly gave her another worry to add to her collection . |
| 18 | Within a few frightening minutes , almost the entire room spills outside choking , swearing and spluttering . |
| 19 | After a pause we continued , but in a few more minutes another note came through saying that further resignations were expected . |