The house was ablaze in a few minutes.

房子几分钟就烧起来了。

He lectured me heatedly for a few minutes.

他非常激烈地训了我几分钟。

After a few minutes' recollection she produced the answer.

经过几分钟的回想，她给出了答案。

It will take an hour, give or take a few minutes.

需要一小时左右。

Heat dissolved the candle into a pool of wax in a few minutes.

不到几分钟热就把蜡烛融化成一摊蜡。

A few minutes later,the head-warder assembled the guards and warders in his office.

几分钟后,看守长把警卫和看守叫到他的办公室。

Walking in the snow barefoot for a few minutes made my toes feel dead.

光着脚在雪地里走了几分钟,我的脚趾头都冻僵了。

The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.

猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

布鲁克斯赶上领先的赛跑运动员好几分钟, 可是后来落后了。

He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.

他富于想象方，只几分钟就能写出一首五行打油诗。

I'll finish off this dress in a few minutes; I'm just giving it the last finishing touches.

"这件衣服几分钟就可做好了,我已经在收尾了。"

Night after night I walked down the Boulevard Beaumarchais to the little tabac where they all congregated and I waited for her to stroll in and give me a few minutes of her precious time.

我每天夜里沿着博马舍林荫道来到那家小香烟店，妓女们都聚集在这儿。我等着她回来把她的宝贵时间匀给我几分钟。