Example sentences of "for a [adj] minutes he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
| 2 | But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself . |
| 3 | It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames . |
| 4 | Well , I was there , behind the bar , standing in for Marcus , for a few minutes he said , more like two hours , so I saw it all develop . |
| 5 | George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology . |
| 6 | For a few minutes he remained silent and she wondered where the bright start to the day had gone . |
| 7 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 8 | My Donald had terrible injuries , yet for a few minutes he lived . |