Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a [adj] minute " 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 After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office .
3 They talked about their plans for a few minutes .
4 After a while , sitting in the car , we saw her stand for a few minutes first on one of the Howes , then on another , still and with arms raised .
5 She rummaged about in her brown paper carrier-bag for a few minutes more .
6 Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes .
7 Or concentrate on your breathing for a few minutes , just feeling your stomach rising and falling but without trying to control the breathing in any way .
8 Outside the wind grew even more savage and we cut short the one doomed attempt to raise the tent , retreating to the truck for a few minutes of poor slumber .
9 Sir Geoffrey rang through to his secretary to ask her to bring in tea , and we chatted over tea for a few minutes .
10 He handed me a toffee , climbed into his car , beckoned me to sit on the other front seat for a few minutes , and removed the celluloid sidescreen to give us more fresh air .
11 Dave Southwood took the aircraft for a fifteen minute first flight which was faultless other than running out of nose-down trim .
12 In 1984 there was considerable publicity concerning a woman who gouged out her eye and another who slashed her breast in order to get out of her cell for a few minutes .
13 These days , of course , now that I am a grown woman , I would have little problem with saying I was feeling ill and suggesting we take a break for a few minutes .
14 Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes .
15 They discussed books for a few minutes .
16 They sat in the car for a few minutes without speaking .
17 She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes .
18 I was guided into an ante-room for a last minute briefing .
19 In yesterday 's games there were double sendings-off at Tranmere , where Aldo Monza of Cosenza and Neil McNab were shown the red card after an 80th minute bust-up , and West Ham , who had Matthew Rush dismissed along with Pisa 's Giovanni Fasce after a flare-up early in the second half .
20 ‘ I 'll bring you some tea in a few minutes , ’ he said .
21 I will give her a ring in a few minutes , but suspect I suspect that you and daddy have to have a bath together .
22 A special intercom linking the theatre with the pathology lab means surgeons can find out the results of a biopsy within a few minutes to establish , for instance , if a tumour they are operating on is malignant .
23 But I 'll touch on the reason why they do n't need those condition in a few minutes .
24 Shearer 's penalty capped a remarkable and decisive seven-minute spell in which Southampton , leading thanks to a 13th minute Iain Dowie header , had seen their visitors come back into the game with a 62nd minute equaliser from Les Ferdinand and then miss a 67th minute penalty through Clive Wilson .
25 Little lead Darlington to promotion from the GM Vauxhall Conference two years ago with a win on the last day of the season thanks to an 87th minute winner in their final game .
26 Each side covers one side , forty five minutes of a ninety minute tape .
27 Will be crossing everything in the hope of a last minute reprieve .
28 WATCH receptionist/telephonist Ann Sheppard at work for a few minutes and productivity levels take on a whole new dimension .
29 It uses Dermalogica products combined with massage to relieve tension by working on pressure points and costs only £10 for a 45 minute session .
30 Back at the table I was in crepuscular mood for a few minutes , then bent once more to the task of diverting the wedding guests .
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