Example sentences of "five minutes ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be five minutes ' work to beat this ignoramus . |
| 2 | We 'll take you to the lively and colourful resort of Waikiki and the Outrigger Village Hotel , just five minutes ' stroll from miles of golden sand . |
| 3 | for twenty five minutes ' journey to Waterloo . |
| 4 | Our responses to Five Minutes ' Peace are more at odds . |
| 5 | I asked Leo if I could have five minutes ' peace . |
| 6 | Some screws were more lenient than others and you learned when you saw who came round to wake you up how much you had to hurry — whether it was one who 'd put you on report if you were one minute late or if they would give you five minutes ' grace . |
| 7 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 8 | A lack-lustre school five minutes ' walk from home with no major roads to be crossed may be preferred to a showpiece two miles away . |
| 9 | Bradford City Centre interchange is five minutes ' walk from the Museum with rail , bus and taxi service under one roof . |
| 10 | Mark : I ca n't say that to the same extent , but where I live at the moment I know a lot of people within five minutes ' walk and there are ten or fifteen gay people I know who live locally ; there are people I can visit without any great effort whatsoever , whom I 'm likely to meet in the shops . |
| 11 | The coach which picked up the Cedars ' children stopped about five minutes ' walk away from their home . |
| 12 | It has two bedrooms , a kitchen , a bath and inside lavatory , and one living room , and is within five minutes ' walk of the shops . |
| 13 | The Lower Tier is five minutes ' walk away . |
| 14 | Then she made her way to the little corner grocery shop , five minutes ' walk from Jubilee Street . |
| 15 | As they were waiting at the bus stop in the main square of Fiesole , about five minutes ' walk from the house , she said carefully : |
| 16 | Transport into central London from here is relatively straightforward : you can either take the East London Tube line from Surrey Docks station ( five minutes ' walk away ) or take the river bus from the pier right outside the marina when the route reopens later this season . |
| 17 | The National Library of Scotland is within five minutes ' walk , and the Main Library of the University not much further . |
| 18 | Hotel Trevi was some five minutes ' walk away in a quiet backwater . |
| 19 | ‘ This is all very fascinating , ’ said Wilcox , looking at his watch , ‘ but I 've got a meeting in here in about five minutes ' time , with my technical manager and his staff . ’ |
| 20 | She had been intending to go in five minutes ' time , when she had drunk her cup of weak tea . |