Example sentences of "and [verb] for a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for a minute before adding the cooked onion , extra oil and chopped olives . |
| 2 | No , I never pick up the phone , they do that , pick up one phone and speak for a minute , while that ones ringing they say hold on a minute , and pick up the other one . |
| 3 | I stood and watched for a minute or two |
| 4 | Agnes said : ‘ Speaking , ’ and listened for a minute , then put the phone down . |
| 5 | Why do n't you stop ranting and raving for a minute and start being honest with yourself ? ’ |
| 6 | And course he 'd frightened himself and er I counted up to about eight , nine and ten I said to him , Look when you go inside that bloody gate now I said go straight into the office sit down and think for a minute where the hell are we all going to in this carry on ? |
| 7 | Miss Stoner put her hand over her eyes and cried for a minute . |
| 8 | She really could not bear to sit and listen for a minute longer , as she explained to Bernard , to the lies of the imperialist lackeys . |