Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | A case of appropriate bindings — marbled boards and a handwritten label for the Rough Minutes , polished calf and a morocco label for the finished Trustees Accounts . |
| 2 | McMahon then robbed Speed deep in City territory to begin the counter-attack from which Quinn scored a thrilling third , and the busy midfielder saved his best pass for the dying minutes when Brennan was on hand to profit from a piercing chip . |
| 3 | Derry were the better side at Gortakeegan for the first minutes they squandered several chances to kill off newcomers Monaghan and paid the penalty when the home side clawed their way back to force an equaliser . |
| 4 | For the fifteen minutes it 'll take , the computers will be completely in charge . |
| 5 | He could hardly stand still for the two minutes it took to slip them over his blouse and he shouted at her to be quick , that Ferdinando was waiting to take him rabbit-shooting . |
| 6 | If anyone have seen pictures from our game against Poland he came on as a substitute for Fjortoft as lone attacker — and he played brilliantly for the 20 minutes he was on . |
| 7 | It will make up for the thirty-five minutes you were late . ’ |
| 8 | For the ten minutes before Clare arrived she leaned back and looked around her with a sense almost of satisfaction . |
| 9 | Plan every move carefully , for the twenty minutes of half an hour available to you will flash by , and seem like seconds . |
| 10 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 11 | Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’ |
| 12 | For the few minutes he was trapped there he could feel the pull of the ocean on his legs . |
| 13 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 14 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 15 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Would you talk to me for a few minutes ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Just for a few minutes . |
| 19 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 20 | You thrash around for a few minutes , trying not to breathe , but you have to inhale sometimes . ’ |
| 21 | We sat chatting for a few minutes after finishing our meal . |
| 22 | I remained at the roadside for a few minutes , sitting on the grass with my back to a low wall . |
| 23 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 24 | ‘ For a few minutes our hearts were in our mouths . |
| 25 | Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber . |
| 26 | The bark starts them all off and they howl at the moon for a few minutes . |
| 27 | Once in the hides , sentries had been posted to protect the company positions , and many of the men took the opportunity to get some rest , if only for a few minutes . |
| 28 | Make your own by mixing oatmeal and water into a paste ; massage over the face , leave for a few minutes , then rinse with warm water . |
| 29 | She was stationed now on the male floor and visited him frequently — sometimes in the line of duty , sometimes for a few minutes when her work was finished , often — as now , when she should have been elsewhere — for an illicit cigarette . |
| 30 | Ramesh K was then brought in for a few minutes . |