Example sentences of "[prep] less [subord] a minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they were fed in manually , this would imply exactly the kind of task objected to by the unions — namely , a task paced by the automatic welder and with a cycle time of less than a minute . |
| 2 | Rugby lead 16–10 with less than a minute to go but a try under the posts brought a defeat by 17–16 that in David Ray 's words ‘ … did not seem to matter ’ . |
| 3 | With less than a minute of the second half played Cork again jumped into the lead with a Thomas Mulcahy goal but Wexford replied immediately and led for the first time when Eamonn Cleary had their only goal in the 37th minute . |
| 4 | He got into the van for less than a minute , then went back to his room , and Latowa drove off . |
| 5 | She 'd been in his company for less than a minute , and already they were sparring . |
| 6 | CAFE Quick is a state-of-the-art vending machine which dispenses freshly cooked meals from frozen in less than a minute . |
| 7 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 8 | The engine leapt , shouted , and was tamed , and in less than a minute we had taken off from the little beach and were circling the island . |
| 9 | He moved the rest of the boxes in less than a minute . |
| 10 | A personal computer with a single 66MHz 80486 will render a broadcast quality , full screen , complex piece of ray-tracing in less than a minute . |
| 11 | A personal computer with a single 66MHz 80486 will render a broadcast quality , full screen , complex piece of ray-tracing in less than a minute . |
| 12 | In less than a minute the little band of rabbits had disappeared into the dim , moonlit night . |
| 13 | Death occurs in less than a minute , due to paralysis of the respiratory muscles . ’ |
| 14 | It was the sort of distance that Olympic sprinters can cover in less than a minute on their lap of honour . |
| 15 | As soon as Luce had been helped in and settled the gondolier plied his oar , and in less than a minute they were on the Grand Canal . |
| 16 | The Herald of Free Enterprise overturned in less than a minute . |
| 17 | Etching times may vary from less than a minute to over half an hour . |
| 18 | Sure enough , within less than a minute we spot the sun glinting off the visiting aircraft already there and , after an overhead join to read the signals square , we land on Crowfield 's runway with the self-satisfaction of a flight well-conducted . |