Example sentences of "minute [adv] he [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Three or four minutes later he heard a female with an Irish accent enquiring who wanted her : after a few cheery exchanges with the other inmates , she arrived at his pen .
2 But a few minutes later he heard the rattle of heavy rain on the loose corrugated iron sheet hiding the way in , felt the first trickle of water crawling down the floor , and then remembered how long this place took to drain .
3 Ten minutes later he left the tower , locking the door after him .
4 Ten minutes later he saw a woman who was carrying three plates of meat and potatoes .
5 A few minutes later he banged the receiver down and turned to Claudia , a heavy scowl on his face .
6 Some 2½ minutes later he received the bell code indicating that the train was entering the section .
7 A few minutes later he sent the signal back to fleet of the now famous ‘ Tora !
8 And from the next corner a couple of minutes later he repeated the dose .
9 Four minutes later he claimed a second near Hal Far , but did not see it crash and had no witness , although he believed that the pilot of this aircraft also baled out .
10 A minute later he entered the bar , tapping frozen mud from his boots at the door-post .
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