Example sentences of "[coord] after [art] [det] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to test these predictions we need to compare the size of the latent inhibition effect found after a long exposure — test interval ( which we may take to be 24 h or more ) with that found after a short interval ( when conditioning follows exposure immediately or after a few minutes ) . |
| 2 | Ice fishing , I find , is as cold as anything I have ever tried in the Arctic , and after a few minutes of unproductive ass-freezing I pack it in . |
| 3 | I did so and after a few minutes he said , ‘ Good enough , now you can continue in English . ’ |
| 4 | Mr Wopsle went in to discover what was happening , and after a few minutes rushed out , calling , ‘ Something wrong up at the forge , Pip ! |
| 5 | I looked around the ship , and after a few minutes , I found some long pieces of wood . |
| 6 | I asked if I could see the people who 'd brought me in and after a few minutes , Bunny and Rayleen appeared at the bedside . |
| 7 | They headed north , and after a few minutes she began to think she might actually survive . |
| 8 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 9 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |
| 10 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 11 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 12 | Nicky Ryan can be a defensive man in the wrong company , but after a few minutes in my presence he seems to know I have ‘ felt ’ Enya 's music , and he relaxes considerably . |
| 13 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 14 | Bella always tries , but after a few minutes she burst into tears and would never go near that room again . |
| 15 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 16 | I was glad to stay and rest at first , but after a few minutes I became unbearably nervous . |