Example sentences of "you [verb] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Surely it did n't hurt you to spare a few minutes for an old man ? ’ |
| 2 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 3 | ’ … in the meantime I would just like to explain the untimely interruption which you heard a few minutes ago . |
| 4 | You spend a few minutes in a classroom and you find there 's budding farmers , policemen , bank clerks , bus drivers , mothers , harlots , fortunate and starved . |
| 5 | You can pick the work up and do a bit of it whenever you have a few minutes to spare and the final result is really splendid , whether it is all bejewelled and decorated or made in a simple plain yarn . |
| 6 | Ideally , you need a few minutes to settle comfortably before setting off , but if you have to rush you can usually blame yourself for not getting in before he cable or towplane arrives . |
| 7 | ‘ From what I heard you say a few minutes ago , you 're not feeling quite so grateful for the job now . ’ |