Example sentences of "a few minutes and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair . |
| 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 | " It is a bit ; will you open the back door for a few minutes and let in a breath of air ? " |
| 7 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 8 | I waited around a few minutes and had a chance to talk with Tony Dorigo and met his mother who works in the Digital office in Birmingham . |
| 9 | Gannets and fulmars appeared out of the mist , flew alongside for a few minutes and disappeared again . |
| 10 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is this incredible flexibility that allows us to juggle page layouts in just a few minutes and produce a fresh piece of artwork each time rather than wait hours , even days , for the re-worked page to come back from the artist 's studio . |
| 13 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 14 | He was inside for only a few minutes and emerged very badly shaken . |
| 15 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |