Example sentences of "after a few minutes [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | After a few minutes work on both reins Skipper was going forward , with his brain between his ears . |
2 | After a few minutes Woodruffe said : ‘ You 've got your foot on the brake , Dudley . ’ |
3 | After a few minutes Crabb returned to the jetty for some extra weights to overcome his buoyancy and , having fitted these to his satisfaction , set off for the Russian cruiser . |
4 | After a few minutes Rose handed the paper back to him . |
5 | After a few minutes Jack groped for the bedside table . |
6 | The resultant online , interactive database is designed to be so easy to use that after a few minutes practice even novices can make very sophisticated searches and will have nearly instantaneous access to a vast storehouse of information hitherto accessible only after tedious , time-consuming and costly searches through individual issues . |
7 | After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats . |
8 | After a few minutes Wednesday arrived with about ten boys , Mr Morraine and Matron . |