Example sentences of "minutes ' [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As instructed , she gave Fen two or three minutes ' warning and felt the boat change direction and nudge the bank . |
| 2 | Each training session should begin with 5 minutes ' stretching , 5 minutes ' skipping and a 15-second circuit of the fitness determination routine ( see page 8 ) . |
| 3 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
| 4 | Nobody will mind if he just grabs a few minutes ' rest before he moves on — although rest , for Pavel , has become little more than a bothersome physical requirement with no spiritual element in it . |
| 5 | There followed a few minutes ' discussion where it seemed Cicely Hepwood had been all set to cancel an arrangement she and her husband had to visit a sick friend in hospital that afternoon . |
| 6 | DI Russell was too amicable to take offence and , after ten minutes ' conversation and a drink , the three slipped into the easy amity of fellow professionals , exchanging grumbles and gossip . |
| 7 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Arriving in tltis self-proclaimed cultural centre of Australia , we had 30 minutes ' stopover while the big Australian National Railway diesels were uncoupled and a new pair attached for the journey to New South Wales . |
| 10 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |
| 11 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |