a couple of minutes

Within a couple of minutes, all the passengers were ordered to leave the train as soon as possible.

A couple of minutes ago it was up in the sky and now it disappeared in the horizon.

He did not usually have to wait more than a couple of minutes before he was picked up and driven 15 miles to the big city.

Back in the water for a couple of minutes, then apply cuticle remover and leave on for a minute or so.

Love and Marriage. Well, I've got a lot to say about love and marriage. So just a couple of minutes, ok?

In a casserole pan or roasting tray, fry the meat for a couple of minutes in half the butter and a little olive oil, until nice and golden.

The initial taste isn't those hot but now, a couple of minutes in a while, I feel a bit floaty and light -headed .

It wasn't too bad although queue was forming behind me and I got up in the lift to floor 3 with a couple of minutes to spare.

Even if it's just a couple of minutes here, and a couple of minutes there, it all adds up.

If I had only wasted a couple of minutes and gone over to watch Marla die, then none of this would have happened.

He never examined me without first talking with me for a couple of minutes.

Before you know it, a couple of minutes has turned into a couple of hours and you haven't written a thing.

Barely a couple of minutes later, Zhang Jian began to talk about other topics with his 3 distant relatives from China as they ate dim sum.

After a couple of minutes I was sure that it really was the President speaking - the radio was picking up the TV broadcast from Channel One.

Remove the batteries from the camera, wait for a couple of minutes, then put them back in and turn the camera on.

He gave his orders quickly, and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post.

A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.

She went into the bedroom and, after a couple of minutes, she came out carrying a huge birthday cake. . .

I texted my school for an answer and they texted me back with one or two tips and I got it within a couple of minutes.

This allows me to run a marathon within a couple of minutes of my planned time .

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to tell you that we have to wait a couple of minutes.

We were worried for a couple of minutes but the fourth official was in contact with the referee so we knew what was going on.

A. The best way to ease the pain is to massage the baby's gums firmly with a clean finger for a couple of minutes.

And it just started smelling a lot like gasoline and a couple of minutes after that the pilot said 'you guys gotta brace for a hard impact'.

Okay, thanks. I'll be down in a couple of minutes to get it.

"The initial taste isn't that hot but now, a couple of minutes later, I feel a bit floaty and light-headed. "

Cook over a medium heat for a couple of minutes, until the garlic is golden, then add the soy mixture.

One of them could have decided the hotel in a couple of minutes.

No, just now, 'cause this guy just dropped the papers a couple of minutes ago. About a minute ago, not even. -Yeah.

In a couple of minutes I'll tell you about some of those results.

We had a corner with a couple of minutes of normal time to go and people will maybe say we should have kept it in the corner.

He fell to the court, immediately grabbed his knee and moved very little for a couple of minutes.

Excuse me, would you spare me a couple of minutes for a survey please?

He stood there, motionless and unblinking, for a couple of minutes until police found him, the Xinhua news agency said.

After a couple of minutes you feel you've known him forever, but it may be practiced glad-handing on his part.

Unlike booking directly on an airline website, consumers have to wait a couple of minutes to find out if their booking went through.

Let the person spew for a couple of minutes before you introduce a neutral subject or make your exit.

Hi. I need 75 copies and I'll be back in a couple of minutes.

Yes. And then pour the boiling water , cover the tea cozy , and a couple of minutes later, you may pour the tea for drink .

One week, though, he was late and entered the adjustment just a couple of minutes before the stores opened.

After a couple of minutes a man sat down opposite me.

After only a couple of minutes with the device, I realized a few things.

JOANNE: Got it. All right, we've got a couple of minutes for questions from the audience. Right over here?

supermarket. Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?

That's four power foods, full of fiber and nutrients and protein and good fats, with only a couple of minutes of prep time.

We've invited Michael to join us live on the Grace Hour this morning. You will know why just a couple of minutes.

They squeezed the ball again a couple of minutes later, ahead of recollecting as many of the words as possible.

They bob merrily along for a couple of minutes before being collected by a conveyor belt.

I'm caught in traffic, so I might be a couple of minutes late.

I do just 30 or 40 minutes of easy running the last three days before a marathon, but I finish up with a couple of minutes quite hard.

The most painful part of the process will pass in a couple of minutes, after which the area will feel abuzz with electricity and warmth.

Wait a couple of minutes, and then refresh the status of the clusters. Wait until all three clusters are up and running.

that firefighters may only get a couple of minutes inside, to try and stop its spreading before giving up.

Apply the paste to the pimple, and let it sit for a couple of minutes before washing off with soap and water.

The wine is in the fridge - it just wants cooling for a couple of minutes.

I have no ending to say, except that I'm a couple of minutes over.

It took the taxi driver only a couple of minutes to figure out we had a tail.

A couple of minutes later, the cool thermal image reportedly dissipated over a five-second period, and the man said, "She's gone. "

After a couple of minutes my vision cleared, and the movement of my left eye seemed to return to normal.

After a couple of minutes, you can swing the chair out of the way and commence with washing.

Have a look at these; I am going to give you a couple of minutes so you can really work them out for yourselves.

After a couple of minutes, I casually put out my hand, took the last biscuit and glanced at the man.

He came to a couple of minutes later to find the cab in flames and his legs on fire.

I finished my ale and had to wait a couple of minutes before I could get another bottle.

A couple of minutes later he text ed back, saying "That's how I feel about our relationship. "

It became dark for a couple of minutes, but I didn't feel much.

then add the white wine and double cream and simmer for a couple of minutes.

They reached the dock a couple of minutes later, and Noah moved in close enough for Allie to step out.

After a couple of minutes, they both leap off the cliff and fall to the ground.

Molesley could have scored again a couple of minutes later but for an athletic save from the excellent Pidgeley in goal.

They exchanged banalities for a couple of minutes.

Cleaning takes a couple of minutes. Cleaning is finished when the power light on the printer's control panel stops flashing.

First of all: sorry for the obviously dull environment, the "environment" was done in well, a couple of minutes.

After a couple of minutes the instructor calls a halt. "You can't do it in buzzwords, " he says.

Patient: Fifty dollars for a couple of minutes' work?

When told not to smear jam on a DVD, they will wait a couple of minutes and then do it again.

Don't let green tea steep for more than a couple of minutes or it may become bitter.

After a couple of minutes of hunting around I realised that there were no details on room rates (well, I couldn't find any).

The two of them sat in silence for a couple of minutes.

Before you set out, find some wide-open sky and give your silicon guide a couple of minutes to itself.

You can conveniently pay by credit card, so the whole transaction only takes a couple of minutes.

After a couple of minutes, he got out, went back into the sauna, and repeated the ritual.

His joke made us laughing for a couple of minutes.

Jenny, come on. What's. what's gonna happen If we hang out here for a couple of minutes? Girls?

I need a couple of minutes to work out the math problem.

Within a couple of minutes her father and uncle were outside my door.

s only a couple of minutes' walk from here.

This might take a couple of minutes so be patient.

Why don't you take a seat. It'll take a couple of minutes.

I'm going to whip through this quickly, because I know I've got only a couple of minutes.

I'm sorry, I haven't decided yet. Do you mind giving me a couple of minutes?

Give me a couple of minutes while I fix my hair.

Every time I am a bench-warmer, I hope they would give me at least a couple of minutes.

react It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act.

I only missed my train by a couple of minutes.

A couple of minutes later the doorbell rang again.

You will explode in a couple of minutes.

Even then I'm talking a couple of minutes at the most!

Ll be over in a couple of minutes.

I will need a couple of minutes to complete the report to my boss.

But if they haven't, you can make such an XML file in a couple of minutes.

Now, finally before I finish, I want to take a couple of minutes to discuss the role of Satanism in rock music.

It only takes a couple of minutes to sit down with a pen and pad (or a keyboard) and perform a mind sweep before tucking in for the night.

We still have a couple of minutes left.

Every day, take a couple of minutes to list all your accomplishments for the day.

You run across old friends every day, but you usually miss them by half a mile or by a couple of minutes.

We have a couple of minutes Ieft. Do you have any questions?

I may have to go over by a couple of minutes;

So she had stopped to answer it and talked for a couple of minutes