Example sentences of "minute ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 2 | Aim for a margin of safety by allowing for a further two to three minutes ' ‘ sudden death ’ extension after that . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | Another is at Lavenham , 10 minutes ' drive up the road . |
| 6 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 7 | All teams are at ten minutes ' notice to move . |
| 8 | Our responses to Five Minutes ' Peace are more at odds . |
| 9 | I asked Leo if I could have five minutes ' peace . |
| 10 | They were assisted by the referee , Clive Norling , who added on nine minutes ' injury time despite the lack of an injury stoppage worth the name . |
| 11 | About 20 minutes ' worth of space-age special effects were created for the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter . |
| 12 | Two of his partners protested promptly that the said Susy was fully deployed on their cases , and Peter Yeo settled down to reorganize the workload , emerging after ten minutes ' hard negotiation with more or less the conclusion he had wanted . |
| 13 | The foreman had naturally hit the roof over the loss of thirty minutes ' production , which would pull down his departmental output and efficiency target and had roundly reprimanded the shop steward for taking such unauthorised action without first bringing the alleged safety hazard to his attention , in line with normal company standard practice . |
| 14 | He would be coming round to collect in a few minutes ' time . |
| 15 | Jason McCreadie and his mate Matthew Hanna , sweating profusely after 90 minutes ' non-stop dancing to the techno rhythms , pull up chairs and open their rucksack . |
| 16 | The United States had hopes of at least twenty-five minutes ' warning of a nuclear rocket attack . |
| 17 | Here , they can combine a professional career with the joys of rural living : Richard 's practice as a chartered surveyor is an easy eight minutes ' drive away , just long enough to ‘ listen to the traffic reports and think of all those people on the M25 ! ’ |
| 18 | The landlord , a fund of local knowledge , recommended a visit to Captain Cook 's house in the village of Staithes and a trip to the North York Moors steam railway — both a few minutes ' drive away . |
| 19 | They love walking the dogs on Bude beach , 30 minutes ' drive away . |
| 20 | No complaints here : the TV and shower were both in good working order ; and what an attractive , peaceful place to stay — only 45 minutes ' drive from Dieppe , and handy for visits to Rouen or Le Havre . |
| 21 | However , some last-ditch defence by Karpov enabled him to reach a drawn rook and pawn endgame after 94 moves and a total of nine hours ' and 20 minutes ' play . |
| 22 | Just ten minutes ' walk from the city centre , the Jewellery Quarter is home to over 200 manufacturing jewellers and 50 silversmiths , as well as the Birmingham School of Jewellery and Silversmithing . |
| 23 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 24 | Her flat was only a few minutes ' walk away from the station . |
| 25 | The centre of San Antonio with its famous ‘ West End ’ is just a five minute stroll away and guests here are welcome to use the pool at the Brisa , about 10 minutes ' walk away . |
| 26 | Ideally located , it 's only ten minutes ' walk from Levante Beach and very close to a selection of cafés , shops , bars and restaurants . |
| 27 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 28 | After some minutes ' browsing , Bragg threw a document over to Morton . |
| 29 | Mrs Zamzam 's land should have been only 25 minutes ' drive across the international frontier . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . ’ |