Example sentences of "minutes [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from the splash of the water , and the squeak and thump of the diving boards , the calls of the Indians to each other and an occasional squeal of delight from the child , it was still , and a thrush , lodged in a tree on the common beyond , dominated for minutes together the air above the sequestered pool . |
| 2 | After a few minutes more the conversation was beginning to flag . |
| 3 | A few minutes later the lights went out . |
| 4 | A couple of minutes later the night silence outside was broken by the sound of a vehicle , presumably an ambulance , starting up and moving off . |
| 5 | Just 30 minutes later the westerly switched itself off — just like that , as the man said — and we had to motor sail for the rest of the voyage . |
| 6 | Five minutes later the door jangled and the man in the helmet and the leathers walked in . |
| 7 | He left them in a panelled solar beyond the hall , and went to inform his master that he had unexpected guests ; and no more than five minutes later the door of the room opened upon the lord of half Leicestershire , a good slice of Warwickshire and Northampton , and a large honour in Normandy brought to him by his marriage with the heiress of Breteuil . |
| 8 | Two minutes later the door swung open and everyone prepared to sally forth . |
| 9 | Ten minutes later the nurse checked on her . |
| 10 | Five minutes later the midget ex-chauvinist was on his way . |
| 11 | The Suffolk side had the perfect start , as the impressive Fry waltzed through the visitors ' defence to settle any early nerves and just six minutes later the title was effectively Tuddenham Road bound . |
| 12 | A few minutes later the Deruta vase containing about half a kilo of assorted chocolates had been placed on the rear seat of the Volvo and he was sitting in the front watching Cinzia tear up the parking ticket which had been tucked under the windscreen wiper . |
| 13 | Seven minutes later the princess , dressed in a navy suit and pink and navy polka dot blouse , came out . |
| 14 | Four and a half minutes later the Brandywell club were level . |
| 15 | Five minutes later the phone rang in the control room and producer Geoff Mullins 's eyes rounded beautifully . |
| 16 | Two minutes later the Armstrong entered the tiny village of Ham . |
| 17 | Twenty minutes later the Tucker , Higgs and Kelly Cessna glided off the runway at Grand Bahama Island and tip-tilted one hundred and six miles north to the Abacos , cays where Sutherlands had dwelt since 1789 . |
| 18 | To her surprise a few minutes later the taxi pulled up outside a fashion shop in one of the main city streets as the driver indicated she had reached her destination . |
| 19 | Five minutes later the Platoon Commander and the Weapons Artificer are studying the bits of broken and twisted metal . |
| 20 | Minutes later the Wolves struck again , with the amazing Steve Bull scoring his 31st goal of the season , not one of the better ones though with the Hereford defence in a tangle . |
| 21 | And just five minutes later the Germans booked their third-round place with a strike by Michael Zorc . |
| 22 | He dispatched a police patrol car , but when it arrived 16 minutes later the telephone was swinging on the end of its cord . |
| 23 | We got rid of all the rubbish , put it in and started packing and erm about five minutes later the man from next door came out . |
| 24 | Ten minutes later the attendant tried again : ‘ Are you in trouble , Number Nine ? ’ |
| 25 | Fifteen minutes later the attendant returned with two bowls of soggy rice and boiled chicken . |
| 26 | Minutes later the alley was sealed off and thoroughly searched. , including the fire escape , discovering the Prophet 's means of exit from the apartment . |
| 27 | Minutes later the policewoman 's colleagues shot dead Youssef Khaïf , 23 , a Frenchman of Algerian descent , who was riding in another car . |
| 28 | A few minutes later the company sergeant-major marched out of the tent to collect him . |
| 29 | Corporal Tait busies around the pack checking for oil leaks and tightening the odd bolt ; ten minutes later the crew are smiling as they clear up , looking forward to a well-deserved shower . |
| 30 | Two minutes later the crew again indicated that they were very short on fuel and requested a short approach . |