Example sentences of "for a few minutes she " in BNC.

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1 Her earlier fears about what terrors lay in store returned , all the more powerful because for a few minutes she had forgotten them .
2 For a few minutes she knelt by the grave , and was presently joined by Maria .
3 And just for a few minutes she savoured the circuitous routes of pleasure .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 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 .
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