Example sentences of "they [verb] for [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | see what they say for ten minutes . |
| 2 | They climbed for several minutes , the floor of the cave flaking beneath their tread . |
| 3 | At its close , they cheered for 13 minutes , stamping , waving flags , chanting ‘ 10 more years ’ and singing ‘ Happy Birthday ’ . |
| 4 | They talked for ten minutes about their pending motorised pub crawl planned for Friday evening . |
| 5 | And they do for 5–10 minutes , then he speaks out of the silence , ‘ and I know what he is saying is of the Holy Spirit — it resonates so clearly in me and rings true ’ . |
| 6 | They stood for two minutes in silence , signalled by the firing of a gun from the Royal Navy base , HMS Tamar . |
| 7 | They sat for several minutes , drinking coffee and talking companionably of this and that . |