Example sentences of "for [art] few minute [pron] " in BNC.

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1 For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs .
2 She lay back with a little thud and for a few minutes they were both silent .
3 For a few minutes they both remained thus , motionless .
4 For a few minutes they would wander along the rails and then , suddenly , as though seized with panic , they would hasten back to the safety of the group they had left .
5 For a few minutes they contemplated the grazing animals in silence .
6 For a few minutes we slipped into the hut .
7 For a few minutes we watched a tree-creeper working his way up the trunk of a tree looking for grubs until Bill the dog , crashing through the undergrowth sniffing for smells , frightened him off .
8 For a few minutes we said nothing .
9 For a few minutes we fought wildly .
10 If we could talk to you inside for a few minutes you wo n't regret it . ’
11 He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity .
12 But if you leave a child for a few minutes he may find the pills you keep in the bedside drawer and poison himself .
13 It was too late to save the rick , so for a few minutes he stood and stared at the flames .
14 Well , I was there , behind the bar , standing in for Marcus , for a few minutes he said , more like two hours , so I saw it all develop .
15 George drove , not going anywhere , and for a few minutes he said nothing , then : ‘ Ecology .
16 For a few minutes he remained silent and she wondered where the bright start to the day had gone .
17 Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression .
18 My Donald had terrible injuries , yet for a few minutes he lived .
19 Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them .
20 For a few minutes she knelt by the grave , and was presently joined by Maria .
21 And just for a few minutes she savoured the circuitous routes of pleasure .
22 For a few minutes she indulged in a fantasy where she was one of the young mothers and the child by her side was Roman 's .
23 For a few minutes she explained the system on which the cards were arranged , then let him try to select some for a bibliography she was compiling on nutrition in underdeveloped countries .
24 For a few minutes she stood in shocked silence ; she had been so sure that the rider from the woods had been herself … but now , realizing that the lover she had seen had been Morthen , she felt angry and upset .
25 For a few minutes I was free of this terrible worry about who I am , about my family .
26 For a few minutes I was at peace with myself . ’
27 The bathroom 's a bit chilly but once you 've put that heater on and shut the door for a few minutes it 's
28 For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths .
29 They sat in their saddles , and for a few minutes there was a great peace , as if the world held its breath at the beauty of this Irish evening .
30 For a few minutes there were heated exchanges between the two ; Melissa could not catch the words , but it appeared that Gebrec was giving instructions which Fernand appeared reluctant to carry out .
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