Example sentences of "a few minute [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Delays are unlikely to exceed a few minutes while capacity is maximised . |
2 | He read to himself for a few minutes while William perused the review section , but his agitation could not long be contained in silence . |
3 | She 'd hopped into the living-room a few minutes after Sergeant Joe had gone out to have a few words with Archie Cousins . |
4 | It was a few minutes after Allen recovered his bow that Friar Tuck and Simon the Trapper arrived at the tree . |
5 | President Bush on March 20 vetoed a US$77,500 million tax relief and economic growth bill only a few minutes after Congress completed work on it . |
6 | They chatted for a few minutes but Treloar had nothing more to say . |
7 | The car had been parked outside their home for only a few minutes before neighbours saw it being driven off by teenage youths . |
8 | WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension . |