Example sentences of "[adj] minutes if [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd have half the police force here in a few minutes if we did , ’ she said . |
| 2 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 3 | I could get to the car-park in a few minutes if I wanted to and be near him , thinking of him — his problems over , lying on the brown eiderdown in his blue pyjamas . |
| 4 | In Nottingham city centre though the Royal Hotel car park that 's fairly busy and there are still queues at both entrances of the Victoria Centre and it will take you a good few minutes if you want to get yourself parked in Trinity Square car park they 're still operating on a one out one in basis so obviously better to avoid that one if you want to get yourself parked up you can avoid those queues there 's plenty of room at the Stoney Street car park that 's in the Market there 's always the Fletchergate car park St James Street you 'll find that next to the Albany Hotel or you could er make your way to the Broadmoor Centre you wo n't have to queue to get in there . |
| 5 | You need to learn to handle it for at least three minutes if you are to be any good at negotiations . |
| 6 | Asking every ten minutes if they ‘ need a wee-wee ’ ! |
| 7 | And in ten minutes if they ai n't down here , I 'm going back up there ! |
| 8 | ‘ Deus venerunt gentes ’ is long a good ten minutes if you sing all four sections ; the ranges of its five-part scoring lie less comfortably for modern choirs , and its vocal lines are technically demanding ; the harrowing text makes it an unlikely choice for church use ; the piece has never been published except as part of a library edition ; it takes stamina and capable direction to make a convincing interpretation out of it ; and since it hardly ever gets a hearing , only the adventurous know of its existence . |
| 9 | If the answer is no , then you need to think about how you could improve that piece of work , somebody is speaking now it 's bad enough you owe me ten minutes if it 's not the best piece of work you 've ever done , why is n't it ? |
| 10 | ‘ The man who had the heart attack would have died within five minutes if we had n't moved him . |
| 11 | Not so , says Sir Patrick — he would n't last five minutes if he did . |
| 12 | Hitler was fit only for the loony bin , his generals would kill him within five minutes if he ever declared war , and he only had one ball . |
| 13 | you know pop round five minutes if he was there . |
| 14 | You have to think of your problem for two days , then when the time feels right , switch on the radio and within five minutes if you listen intently the answer will pop out of the speakers . |
| 15 | You would n't have lasted five minutes if you 'd gone after Bernard by yourself . |
| 16 | You can have Sesame Street in five minutes if you |
| 17 | Forty five minutes if you 've got forty five minutes , what 's , what 's the fraction of an hour ? |
| 18 | The scheme 's pioneers hope that by making sure you know where you are on the map you could save vital minutes if you ever have to call on the emergency services for help . |
| 19 | But no American politician , especially a wealthy one , is going to last two minutes if he 's caught looking down his nose at folk the way the French do . |