Example sentences of "for a few minutes [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was stationed now on the male floor and visited him frequently — sometimes in the line of duty , sometimes for a few minutes when her work was finished , often — as now , when she should have been elsewhere — for an illicit cigarette . |
| 2 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 3 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 4 | Cook it for a few minutes longer than stated and eat it |
| 5 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
| 6 | There is no trim , mixture , flaps , prop control or gyros to worry about , so with a final tug at the harness , one can only glare balefully at the JAP again , decide that it has kept going thus far and may therefore be relied upon to continue doing so for a few minutes longer , and prepare to commit aviation . |
| 7 | For a few minutes longer , she mingled with the crowd , exchanging a word here and there . |
| 8 | For a few minutes longer Isabel tried to sort out hard facts from vague suspicions , with little success . |
| 9 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
| 10 | Andrew Beattie was allowed a visit by his wife for a few minutes around half-past one and for the first time he learned that no strike organisers had been arrested other than in the Rathcoole district . |
| 11 | We left the infirmary , standing for a few minutes outside , drinking in the sweet morning air . |
| 12 | She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more . |
| 13 | Cook for a few minutes more , stirring thoroughly . |
| 14 | If it 's not ready , boil for a few minutes more and test again . |
| 15 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 16 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |