Example sentences of "[noun pl] for [adj] minutes " in BNC.

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1 The Child 's Game is basically a free play situation where the child chooses any series of activities for 10–15 minutes during which the parent will join in under the child 's direction .
2 At that hour , right across America , all airports ceased operations for two minutes ' silence .
3 Gently cook the mushrooms , petits pois , onion and garlic in the vegetable stock and herbs for 5 minutes .
4 The sections were washed three times for five minutes in the phosphate buffered saline and goat antirabbit IgG conjugated to fluorescein isothiocyanate was applied ( one hour at 4°C ) .
5 At the end of the incubation period , strips were washed three times for 30 minutes with blocking buffer .
6 The systolic , diastolic , and mean arterial pressures were recorded as described previously with an automatic device ( Dinamap , Critikon , Florida ; cuff size 23–13 cm/13 cm ) every three minutes for 30 minutes between 0900 and 1100 while the patient was supine , and the mean of these 10 values was recorded .
7 The tube was then incubated in a 37°C water bath , vortexing every five minutes for 30 minutes .
8 So then Sunday night erm we was there for twenty minutes for ten minutes .
9 He was ushered forward after cooling his heels for four minutes .
10 Rushing about the Rante , attached like Siamese twins by a synch-pulse cable , tripping over and swearing at each other , burying our heads for mysterious minutes in black film-changing bags , endlessly sticking our noses into other people 's business was a cause for considerable levity amongst the participants .
11 SEVEN minutes from the end of extra time Bolton broke the deadlock in their Littlewoods Cup third-round replay that had produced no goals for 113 minutes … only to let Swindon equalise two minutes later to take the tie to a second replay at Bolton next Tuesday .
12 Since a version of this argument was repeated in his broadcast talks and made a linchpin of Lewis 's defence of Christianity , it may be profitable to lay down our books for five minutes as he urged us to do when thinking of a world without chloroform and meditate on what he has laid before us .
13 I think we 'll take a break now ladies and gentlemen for fifteen minutes please .
14 A similar routine is applied for the disinfection of tanks and other closed vessels for 10 minutes after the outlet drain condensate reaches 85°C .
15 Soak feet for 10 minutes .
16 He is allowed visitors for 10 minutes once a week .
17 Then prepare a court-bouillon by simmering the ingredients for 30 minutes , cooling , and straining into a fresh pan .
18 The neuromuscular system of the discarded tail is capable of continuing to produce vigorous twisting movements for several minutes after the attack has occurred .
19 Residual gastric contents were discarded , and basal gastric acid output was determined by collection of gastric contents at 15 minute intervals for 45 minutes .
20 The gastric contents were collected at 15 minute intervals for 45 minutes to determine stimulated gastric acid output , after which the nasogastric tube was removed and subjects once more emptied their bladders .
21 A further blood sample was obtained 10 minutes after starting the drink and thereafter at 10 minute intervals for 90 minutes .
22 A blood sample was taken five minutes after completing the drink and further samples were taken at 10 minutes intervals for 90 minutes .
23 Under halothane anaesthesia , six to eight animals were killed serially at 15–30 minute intervals for 135–180 minutes , after intraperitoneal administration of vincristine ( Oncovin , Eli-Lilly , Basingstoke , UK ) 1 mg/kg body weight .
24 After ingestion of sucrose , breath hydrogen was measured at 20 minute intervals for 160 minutes .
25 Cambridge put up a tremendous fight and there was no more than half a length between the crews for 14 minutes .
26 Just takes your mind off your troubles for five minutes does n't it ?
27 Heat 1 tbs of oil in a heavy-based frypan and sauté steaks for two minutes on each side .
28 If teachers and the head are in the playground for five minutes or so before the bell and if parents know that they will be welcome in classrooms for ten minutes or so at the end of both morning and afternoon sessions then good routines will be established and easily maintained .
29 She 's bound to be fussing with something or other when we arrive , and we 'll be twiddling our thumbs for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear . ’
30 They then pointed at the targets for ten minutes in order to improve their accuracy .
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