Example sentences of "within a few minutes [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cat , delighted that its ordeal was over , burrowed under the covers like a furry hot-water bottle , and although Mildred had only meant to sit and get warm , within a few minutes her eyelids began to droop , and before long she was fast asleep — so fast asleep that she did not hear the door opening very quietly . |
| 2 | Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain . |
| 3 | Samuel had already arrived and within a few minutes they were joined by Neville Chamberlain , MacDonald told them of the situation in the Cabinet , and of his advice to the King . |
| 4 | Within a few minutes my body was one mass of bruises from head to toe . |
| 5 | Within a few minutes she saw him riding towards her up the hill , his horse 's harness glinting in the sun . |
| 6 | Whatever mood you are in when you arrive at HCI 's Club Romantica … you can be sure that within a few minutes you 'll feel at home in this pretty village of chalet bungalows surrounded by trees and flowers . |
| 7 | Within a few minutes he had noticed a scruffy individual walk into the Oak public house , Stoke Row . |
| 8 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
| 9 | I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line . |
| 10 | Within a few minutes it has to return to wet its skin and take a fresh mouthful of water . |
| 11 | Within a few minutes it was adopted unanimously . |
| 12 | I am hot and sticky from my drive , but the scent of lilac drifts in from the garden with the sound of blackbirds , and within a few minutes I feel much at home . |
| 13 | Within a few minutes I not only felt but heard the tissue in the sinuses beginning to break up , and by the time he had finished both were completely clear . |