Example sentences of "a few minutes a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In a few minutes a boy appeared .
2 If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day .
3 ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered .
4 It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use .
5 After a few minutes a woman in a grey fur coat began to cross the street from my building .
6 DOZENS more East German refugees arrived outside the West German embassy yesterday seeking asylum and passage to the West , including some who missed by only a few minutes a train that took more than 800 of their compatriots to West Germany .
7 After a few minutes a barman came in and asked everyone to move outside with the other hotel guests who had been evacuated from the building .
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