Example sentences of "[subord] a few minutes [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had not been counting own goals for more than a few minutes when I heard extraordinary sounds coming from my wardrobe . |
| 2 | The back-to-back pair of dessert spoons riffled through his fingers , producing an intricate , staccato percussion which he was , however , unable to keep up for more than a few minutes together ; then he would get his fingers tangled up and the spoons would clang to a halt and he would shake his head furiously and begin all over again . |
| 3 | There were times during the long hours of dark when he did drop into an uneasy doze , but never for more than a few minutes together . |
| 4 | She was n't more than a few minutes late , but P.C. Clifford kept his word . |
| 5 | A recent view is that a postsynaptic kinase is activated transiently ( for less than a few minutes following the tetanus ) and a presynaptic kinase is activated for longer periods ( but for less than 1 hour ) . |
| 6 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 7 | The following ‘ Arkansas Stomp ’ gets things going , though , and when a few minutes later they deliver a truly rocking ‘ Dateless Night ’ a great night seems in store . |
| 8 | The following ‘ Arkansas Stomp ’ gets things going , though , and when a few minutes later they deliver a truly rocking ‘ Dateless Night ’ a great night seems in store . |
| 9 | Curiously , the female will help each male defend his territory from a neighbour , even though a few minutes later she may well move into the neighbour 's territory and switch sides . |