Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |
| 2 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 3 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 4 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 5 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 6 | She phoned for a taxi which arrived in a few minutes . |
| 7 | The police arrived within a few minutes . |
| 8 | as if that was n't enough , Patrick Eggle himself telephoned within a few minutes to confer on the requested changes . |
| 9 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 10 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 11 | He walked past a few minutes ago and said that 's the third letter you 've written today why do n't you put them in the same envelope and save postage ? |
| 12 | He returned in a few minutes with a very wet and chastened Liam and the cortege was complete . |
| 13 | Shivering , she brushed a few drops of rain from her face , glad when Rune returned in a few minutes in the promised taxi . |
| 14 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
| 15 | The individual trials lasted no more than five minutes each followed by a few minutes ' deliberation . |
| 16 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
| 17 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 18 | Georgina chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary ; she even asked Celia 's opinion . |
| 19 | On the telephone , I was greeted with a very friendly and hearty ‘ Well … well … well ! ’ and we chatted for a few minutes as if there had been no break in our contact . |
| 20 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
| 21 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |
| 22 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 23 | ‘ That 's enough ! ’ he called after a few minutes . |
| 24 | Early one pre-Sale morning a stranger silently passed two sorters working in the vestibule , went for a few minutes into the Church , which happened at eh time to be empty of all nut noods , and then said to them as he walked out ‘ You 've made that Church live . ’ |
| 25 | But there was a motor bike went by a few minutes ago . |
| 26 | She leaned for a few minutes on the stone parapet overlooking the river , shading her eyes against the glitter of sunlight on the water and feeling its warmth soaking into her bones , before crossing the road and plunging into the narrow streets of the old town . |
| 27 | Harry paused for a few minutes . |
| 28 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 29 | ‘ My wife 's been ill , ’ he said after a few minutes . |
| 30 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |