Example sentences of "last [adv] a few minutes " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd expected to last only a few minutes before my first ducking but the gentle wind was perfect for getting used to the moves . |
2 | Competitions vary but normally last only a few minutes . |
3 | Each individual hearing lasted only a few minutes and none of the accused was allowed legal representation . |
4 | He was not allowed legal representation and the proceedings , held in camera , reportedly lasted only a few minutes . |
5 | A short downpour drenched us , but it lasted only a few minutes . |
6 | The drive lasted only a few minutes . |
7 | Whilst the earliest phase lasted only a few minutes after the training trial , and the intermediate ones declined within the hour , long-term memory seemed to build up slowly over the first hour after training , and protein synthesis inhibitors would no longer disrupt it if they were administered more than an hour after the training ( Figure 10.1 ) |