Example sentences of "[adj] minutes a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In patients without cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy infusion of increasing doses of cholecystokinin 8 induced after 30 minutes a reduction of the gall bladder volume to 19 ( 5 ) % of fasting volume . |
| 2 | Only eight consultants held one to one teaching or tutorials for their house officers and most consultants estimated their total teaching time to be less than 30 minutes a week . |
| 3 | Forty-five minutes a side . |
| 4 | SUMMERCHILD : Forty-five minutes a side . |
| 5 | If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day . |
| 6 | ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered . |
| 7 | Every few minutes a man came in and called someone 's name . |
| 8 | Every few minutes a truck thunders down the strategic Salang Highway on its way from Hiratan on the Soviet border to Kabul . |
| 9 | Every few minutes a shell would swish over the rooftops to explode with a roar in the docks ; and more Syrian troops — nearer to the explosions and silhouetted against the sea — could be seen running beside the harbour wall . |
| 10 | In a few minutes a boy appeared . |
| 11 | After a few minutes a barman came in and asked everyone to move outside with the other hotel guests who had been evacuated from the building . |
| 12 | It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use . |
| 13 | Every few minutes a plate crashed to the floor . |
| 14 | After a few minutes a woman in a grey fur coat began to cross the street from my building . |
| 15 | DOZENS more East German refugees arrived outside the West German embassy yesterday seeking asylum and passage to the West , including some who missed by only a few minutes a train that took more than 800 of their compatriots to West Germany . |
| 16 | Every few minutes a train rolled in , as if from some inexhaustible magazine of trains beyond the horizon , and , sucking into itself a multitude and departing again , left one platform for one moment emptying — and the next moment the platform was once more filled by the quenchless stream … |
| 17 | The ITA was given tight control over the number , duration , placing and content of TV ads , which for most of the period were limited to an average of six minutes an hour . |
| 18 | Their 3 Step 3 Product System has been developed by dermatologists , takes only three minutes a day and costs just £32.50 . |
| 19 | Forty patients with advanced multiple sclerosis received either pure oxygen or a mixture of 10 per cent oxygen in nitrogen , for 90 minutes a day . |
| 20 | Early on June 30 a small group of Army officers led by Lt. Mwamba Luchembe succeeded in broadcasting at regular intervals over 90 minutes a message on national radio saying that the Army had taken over in response to the food price rises . |
| 21 | The £12.50 monthly subscription charge for non-business users of Mercury One-2-One would buy nearly 1,100 minutes at BT local off-peak rates , or 35 minutes a day , he said . |
| 22 | ninety minutes a tape , that 's an |
| 23 | Ninety minutes a tape , that makes six . |
| 24 | Of course , you can always do more but it is encouraging to know that you can reap the benefits of exercise in just ninety minutes a week . |
| 25 | The patients then drank over 5 minutes a peptone meal consisting of two beef cubes ( OXO Ltd , Croydon , England ) dissolved in 200 ml water at 60°C . |
| 26 | Preheat the grill to medium and grill the trout for about 5 minutes a side , turning gently once . |
| 27 | The average man read his paper for 69 minutes a day , according to an IPC survey in 1972 — 3 , and the average woman for 47 minutes . |
| 28 | You must train on your own for at least ten minutes a day . |
| 29 | Even if it 's just ten minutes a day , allocate some time for your self-esteem programme . |
| 30 | I ca n't spend much more than ten minutes a day cleaning altogether ! |