Example sentences of "[noun pl] for a [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | They talked about their plans for a few minutes . |
2 | They discussed books for a few minutes . |
3 | On 14 October Coleridge wrote abstractedly to John Thelwall that , ‘ I should much wish , like the Indian Vishna , to float about along an infinite ocean cradled in the flower of the Lotos , & wake once in a million years for a few minutes — just to know that I was going to sleep a million years more . ’ |
4 | Well I I shall leave you to go through the questions for a few minutes . |
5 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
6 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
7 | Leave on baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer biscuits to wire racks until completely cool . |
8 | Leave to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes , then transfer to a wire rack to cool . |
9 | After listening to it on his headphones for a few minutes , Syrian George stopped the tape , looked Mikalis up and down and turned to Coleman . |