Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] few minutes " in BNC.

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1 For the first few minutes outside , I used the torch , until the blackness behind the dunes turned to a deep red .
2 There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours .
3 You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes .
4 The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes .
5 This part of Enfield has those yellow sodium lamps that have that delicate rosy glow for the first few minutes after they are switched on .
6 I have n't noticed Reg writing much for the past few minutes , though .
7 For the past few minutes she had not really been paying much attention to the direction and she looked round worriedly .
8 For the last few minutes , she had been travelling in parallel to her previous route .
9 It was difficult to explain , but he 'd been uneasy for the last few minutes : not an emotion he 'd ever had much experience of before .
10 Cook the rice as indicated on the packet and cook the frozen petits pois with the rice for the last few minutes .
11 For the last few minutes before Ellen appeared , Ruth stood by the window , looking down the dale .
12 Dozzell said : ‘ I thought about wearing it for the last few minutes , but I did n't think it would go down too well .
13 Melanie , their new PR , has been watching proceedings for the last few minutes .
14 Neither man had spoken for the last few minutes .
15 Almost everyone has a story to tell about dream incorporation — for instance dreaming about Arctic exploration only to wake up and find that the covers have slipped off and he is freezing cold , or dreaming of bells ringing only to wake up eventually to find that the alarm clock has been clattering for the last few minutes .
16 For the next few minutes I had to put up with Sid 's reminiscences about how much worse it had been during the campaign in North Africa .
17 Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area .
18 their , their supply routes are n't as well defined as ours , but they 've got shear weight of numbers , see , I 'm af , I 'm afraid , I could be a fucking karate black belt or something right , so one on one against you I would n't have a problem , but if you went and got fucking thirty of your mates I would have a problem , I maybe able to hold you off for a fucking few minutes or something or if you could either contact , maybe a few months or years or something , but they will win
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