Example sentences of "[art] few minutes [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall not , however , let my hon. Friend hold me back during the few minutes that I shall use to unbridle myself . |
| 2 | In the few minutes that he had been preparing dinner , the water drippng from his clothes had formed a pool round his feet . |
| 3 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 4 | If it was , I reckoned I had a few minutes while he walked back there . |
| 5 | 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | Just give me a few minutes while I get dressed and I shall be ready to go with you . |
| 7 | The message probably arrived a few minutes after we left . |
| 8 | Many people have also been distressed when a few minutes after their dog was pronounced dead , it started to make a series of gasping movements . |
| 9 | Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory . |
| 10 | A few minutes after they drove away there was a knock at the front door . |
| 11 | A few minutes after they started again a movement out on the plain caught Nathaniel Sherman 's eye . |
| 12 | The doorbell rang a few minutes after she had opened the lid of her case and returned downstairs to make herself a cup of tea . |
| 13 | ‘ A few minutes after I had told him I was n't going on , a gang of his thugs suddenly appeared and pointed machine-guns at us and ordered us to get up on stage . |
| 14 | I 'll be able to model your gown ; it 's right at the end of the show , so I 'll have a few minutes after I 've finished Roman 's clothes . ’ |
| 15 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 16 | But a few minutes after he was launched into the speech he came to a dead stop , stared strangely at the gallery in silence , and could not go on . |
| 17 | For a few minutes after he came in , the rats were quiet . |
| 18 | The instinctive warning came to him a few minutes after he had cleared a small brook in an easy leap , and resumed the even rhythm of his distance-eating stride . |
| 19 | The airport fire service was alongside the wreck within a few minutes but there was little the firemen could do . |
| 20 | For a complicated shape this may take a few minutes but it is much more controlled than some of the automatic methods . |
| 21 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
| 22 | A few minutes before we were all due on the first tee a tall and sturdy figure , crowned with a near-bald , sun-tanned head , appeared through the crowd . |
| 23 | It was only a few minutes before we decided on the Bell . |
| 24 | ‘ Even know you tried to pay back the last five shillings a few minutes before my father went to the synagogue one Saturday . |
| 25 | She considered the question for a few minutes before she replied , ‘ Barbados takes a bit of getting used to , but its good points far outweigh the bad . |
| 26 | Fran murmured her thanks as the woman collected the dog and went on her way , but it was a few minutes before she followed her . |
| 27 | Professor St John Goth heard a door a few minutes before he last looked at his watch at twelve-forty-five . |
| 28 | He informs his head of security only a few minutes before he wants to go somewhere , not trusting even him . |
| 29 | It took a few minutes before his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness and the great sweep of the headland became visible , its shapes and forms mysteriously altered under the high stars . |
| 30 | Rather unfairly , as he had been very nice that morning , it was a few minutes before I remembered there was a third guest present . |