Example sentences of "[adj] minutes before [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holland gained few glimpses of goal after that , although Taffarel failed to hold a hard low centre from Berghuis eight minutes before half-time and was fortunate that no Dutchman was around to pounce on the loose ball . |
| 2 | After their early opportunity Holland did not glimpse another scoring chance until eight minutes before half-time , when Kieft and Koeman combined to set up Berghuis for a hard , low cross which Taffarel could not hold . |
| 3 | He was centrally positioned in the six-yard box when he headed the first after 15 minutes ; the second , eight minutes before half-time , he met equally powerfully at the far post . |
| 4 | But the lead lasted only eight minutes before Sterling 's right wing cross reached the far post , where David Robinson outjumped the defence to head the equaliser . |
| 5 | It had been Footballer of the Year Waddle who had resurrected the Owls ' hopes with a 68th minute equaliser after Ian Wright 's 30th goal of the season 12 minutes before half-time had been just reward for Arsenal 's early domination . |
| 6 | A ‘ Superlite ’ Holter monitor ( Mortara-Cardiodata , USA ) was connected about 30 minutes before gastroscopy and the cardiac recording commenced . |
| 7 | Filters were washed twice in 2×SSC ( 1×SSC is 0.15 M NaCl plus 0.015 M sodium citrate ) containing 0.5% SDS for 30 minutes at room temperature and then in 0.1×SSC containing 0.1% SDS at 50°C for 30 minutes before autoradiography . |
| 8 | Last admission 30 minutes before closing |
| 9 | When this eagerly awaited party actually happened , it had been going forty minutes before Dad and I realized that we knew virtually no one there . |
| 10 | Shiona 's plane touched down at Glasgow airport just a few minutes before midday the following day . |
| 11 | With full-back Ian Hunter not appearing Cumbria were in doubt about their line-up until a few minutes before kick-off , but showed no signs of uncertainty when the action began , winning a penalty from their first attack . |
| 12 | Additionally , in this particular case there is another problem — since the shot is being taken a few minutes before sunset , the light is weak , and demands a long exposure . |
| 13 | Additionally , in this particular case there is another problem — since the shot is being taken a few minutes before sunset , the light is weak , and demands a long exposure . |
| 14 | Sandison could not be sure how much Maidstone had had to drink that day — it was still a few minutes before noon — but he knew that he was sober enough to understand fully what was going on . |
| 15 | The Lions fell behind after 10 minutes before centre Jeremy Guscott had the distinction of being the first Lions ' scorer of the tour in the 24th minute . |
| 16 | The inhibitory effect of TPA was the same whether it was added 30 or 10 minutes before challenge with histamine at 20°C , but TPA was ineffective if added at the same time as histamine ( Fig 3 ) . |
| 17 | The minimum requirement is 10 minutes before ETA . |
| 18 | Call at least 10 minutes before ETA . |
| 19 | Clive Allen missed one great chance six minutes before half-time when his snap shot from inside the box , following a superb pass by Julian Dicks , was brilliantly tipped over by Bees ' keeper Graham Benstead . |
| 20 | Courier bags up to 32 kilos in weight can be accepted up to 45 minutes before flight departure to over 60 destinations . |
| 21 | There was an outburst of ultrasonic pulsing in February 1979 , starting 8–10 minutes before sunrise at new moon and 25 — 35 minutes before sunrise at full moon . |
| 22 | IN THE two or three minutes before kick-off Graeme Souness will make his players believe they are 10 feet tall and can walk through fire . |
| 23 | Swansea substitute Jenkins replaced Ford three minutes before half-time . |
| 24 | Downstairs in the hall , midnight struck , so that her own clock had been slow and she had seven hours and three minutes before morning and the sound of the milk bottles on the step , of Eleanor 's waking movements . |
| 25 | Serum samples were stored at -80°C without preservatives and centrifuged at 105000 g for 90 minutes before use . |
| 26 | There was an outburst of ultrasonic pulsing in February 1979 , starting 8–10 minutes before sunrise at new moon and 25 — 35 minutes before sunrise at full moon . |
| 27 | A heron stood motionless for long minutes before grandmother-footstepping its way : step — freeze — step — freeze — step — freeze stab ! |
| 28 | Fasting volume ( mean of measurements at 15 and 0 minutes before test meal ; V in ml ) and residual postprandial volume were measured as characteristic of gall bladder motility . |
| 29 | What if the Prime Minister were assassinated at five past nine , in time for a satellite station 's nine o'clock news , but 55 minutes before News at Ten ? |
| 30 | The last time he had prayed he appeared to have been granted a few more minutes before termination . |