Example sentences of "minutes before [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 2 | In studies on the last day of treatment , fasted subjects took their morning dose of study medication half an hour before eating the standard test meal , whereas on the day before and after the treatment courses placebo was given 30 minutes before eating the test meal . |
| 3 | The Scottish club , trailing 1–0 after the first leg of this second round tie , had to wait only 13 minutes before levelling the scores . |
| 4 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 5 | Clearly irritated , Gorbachev and other senior officials watching the parade faced barracking by groups of protesters for more than 30 minutes before leaving the balcony of the Lenin Mausoleum . |
| 6 | ‘ I had my only run of the day at approximately 11 am and after setting the hooks I had a slow , dogged fight for about five minutes before netting the fish at the second attempt , ’ said Dave . |