Example sentences of "after [art] few minute [prep] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
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 After a few minutes of stilted , low-voiced conversation , Gladys retreated to her room , and Meryl thankfully resumed her seat in the window .
4 After a few minutes of this he grew breathless with anger and rage and flurried his wings so much that he was hardly able to lift them any more he was so tired .
5 After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion .
6 After a few minutes of this silent contemplation the rider raised a curved horn to his lips and blew it three times .
7 After a few minutes with Mr Malik , Robert himself quite often felt like making the frighteningly short journey from doubt to belief .
8 AFTER a few minutes in the company of Joe Boyd , I was wondering whether there was anybody in world music he had not heard of .
9 After a few minutes in the kitchen , the lady placed before me a plate of home-made scones , a dish of jam and a large pot of tea , all delicious .
10 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 .
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