Example sentences of "for [art] few minutes and " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 2 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 3 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ We 'll never find her , ’ he told the girl , Anne , ‘ let's just hang about out of earshot for a few minutes and go back . ’ |
| 5 | Albert Popple stared at the small creature for a few minutes and marvelled at its capacity to kill . |
| 6 | We take our clothes off and I stick my penis into you and pull it in and out for a few minutes and white stuff comes out and you say ‘ Is that it ? ’ |
| 7 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 8 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 9 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 10 | But if there is someone else waiting with you , and you feel shy doing some of the more noticeable ones , disappear to the cloakroom for a few minutes and do them there . |
| 11 | They drove on silently for a few minutes and then Mrs Lomax suddenly spoke . |
| 12 | Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ? |
| 13 | ‘ She wakes for a few minutes and then is unconscious for several hours , ’ said a police spokesman . |
| 14 | The prevention is new Wella Balsam Intensive Dry Ends Conditioner , regularly massaged into the ends of your hair , left for a few minutes and rinsed out . |
| 15 | But they admit that these babies had not achieved complete and independent toileting as they could only hold on to their eliminations for a few minutes and needed help to undress and get on the potty . |
| 16 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 17 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 18 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 19 | The Prime Minister changed the subject for a few minutes and then agreed . |
| 20 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 21 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 22 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 23 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
| 24 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 25 | In business they conferred with each other for a few minutes and then made their offer . |
| 26 | They let me hold her for a few minutes and then they took her away upstairs to Special Care . |
| 27 | Pat sat smoking in silence for a few minutes and no one else spoke but suddenly he said , ‘ How much of it was real , Julia , when you come to think of it , and how much for fear of what people would say ? |
| 28 | After release the pigeon circles a few times around the release site for a few minutes and then flies off , usually in the approximate direction of its home loft . |
| 29 | He stood without moving for a few minutes and then he put out the light . |
| 30 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |