Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] minutes [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last time he had prayed he appeared to have been granted a few more minutes before termination . |
| 2 | After twenty minutes or so , turn the oven down to gas mark 4 , 180°C/325°F and roast for a further twenty minutes per pound . |
| 3 | After this , pentagastrin ( 6 µg/kg ) was administered subcutaneously and gastric juice was collected for a further 60 minutes for estimation of maximal and peak acid output . |
| 4 | That was effectively the end of Liverpool 's challenge , and Spartak confirmed their greater class with a second three minutes from time . |
| 5 | Your heart would go out to her , Wilson , if you were to see how she struggles to be her old self but is exhausted after a mere ten minutes of conversation , and then she is obliged to fall back and take no more part in it though wishing to do so . |
| 6 | Michael broke away from a four-man leading group after three miles to win by 70 metres , while Christine , who also runs for Newton Aycliffe AC , had a full six minutes in hand on second-placed Darlington veteran Annette Smith . |
| 7 | But they finished as kings by scoring a third 8 minutes from time . |
| 8 | Leigh 's first-half tries came from David Hill and Barry Ledger with Jason Donohue adding a third four minutes from time . |