Example sentences of "[pers pn] ten minute " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	Somebody 's given you ten minutes .
2	I gave you ten minutes or so of the lesson to look at some words .
3	But , in changing direction , the hurricane had given them ten minutes of further respite .
4	And I 'd only done them ten minutes before
5	‘ Bill called me ten minutes ago from the track , ’ she said .
6	‘ Give me ten minutes at the bottom , ’ he said .
7	Every now and then he would say , ‘ Give me ten minutes , fellas , ’ and they 'd go away .
8	Give me ten minutes to insert a governor into Vitali 's space gear . ’
9	so you owe me ten minutes and normally when you come into my room you say I 'm sorry I 'm late .
10	If the answer is no , then you need to think about how you could improve that piece of work , somebody is speaking now it 's bad enough you owe me ten minutes if it 's not the best piece of work you 've ever done , why is n't it ?
11	‘ I 'll only take me ten minutes …
12	It took me ten minutes to reel him in . ’
13	It took me ten minutes just to stop shaking so I could walk .
14	‘ Surely you can spare me ten minutes — say a quarter of an hour ? ’
15	I got into a fight with a man whose IQ was so low , it took him ten minutes to say ‘ press wanker ’ .
16	They joined him ten minutes later .
17	Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation .
18	Sunil found him ten minutes ago .
19	Tell him ten minutes , and no physical contact .
20	The Rectory , when she reached it ten minutes later , was as silent and calm as when she had visited it with the Archdeacon on Saturday evening .
21	I 'll give it ten minutes more , he thought , then I 'll push off home .
22	Harvey missed the conversion but made up for it ten minutes later with an angled penalty .
23	Take us ten minutes
24	‘ The sister has allowed us ten minutes . ’

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