Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ethel thought for a minute . |
| 2 | Johann stopped for a minute , but then he added , ‘ If they know I 've told you this , they 'll kill me . |
| 3 | Amundsen stopped for a minute , and looked at all the men slowly . |
| 4 | Elinor thought for a minute or two and then made her decision . |
| 5 | Elinor thought for a minute . |
| 6 | Andrew Bland withdrew for a minute with a distant grateful silence , confident , apart , approving and curious . |
| 7 | Gascoigne replied within a minute with a close-range effort and as Lazio piled on the pressure in the second half they were rewarded with five minutes to go when Cristiano Bergodi headed home . |
| 8 | Jason thought for a minute . |
| 9 | Dr Mortimer thought for a minute , and then he said : ‘ Yes , Mrs Laura Lyons . |
| 10 | Holmes thought for a minute . |
| 11 | Bruce was flustered , but Rathbone seized on a minute clue and rattled off a string of deductions . |
| 12 | Gazzer thought for a minute . |
| 13 | Miriam Durkin asked after a minute or two had passed . |
| 14 | Sean thought for a minute , then smiled at his brother . |
| 15 | Amused by this demonstration of Portuguese laissez-faire , Ashley watched for a minute or two , then swung away to begin her shopping . |
| 16 | Adrian Littlejohn gave United the lead but Andy Townsend equalised within a minute . |