Example sentences of "him [prep] [art] few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereupon I fell about in my chair at this with an effective simulacrum of sycophancy , then matadored the old charm around in front of him for a few minutes , and before you could say fundador Walt was on his knees begging me for the coup de grâce . |
| 2 | And do n't forget , Joe was with me , and you know how careful he is. lee was at the party and one of the maids told me that she took him out of the party and spoke to him for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
| 4 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 5 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 6 | Will talked with him for a few minutes , then gave him a penny . |
| 7 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 8 | " I did n't know him — I only spoke to him for a few minutes , but David Fairfax recognised him . " |
| 9 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |
| 10 | ‘ Good , tell him I 'll be with him in a few minutes … and Bourne , notify Dr Franks . ’ |
| 11 | Maybe someone bold enough to improvise like that would even take the risk of getting himself really knocked out and dropped in the water , knowing I could n't fail to find him in a few minutes . ’ |