Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 31 | She drove for a few minutes in silence , then she said , ‘ You know what I 'm going back to ? ’ |
| 32 | The memory for the Second Division club will be of their historic 10-9 triumph over West Hartlepool last year , a victory secured with a last- minute try that ensured their promotion from the Courage League Division Three alongside their immediate rivals . |
| 33 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 34 | All savour the wonderful position and the advantage of living within a few minutes of the A55 Expressway , with fast journey times in both directions . |
| 35 | For stable samples we rarely need to obtain spectra in a hurry , and commercial spectrometers generally operate on timescales ranging from a few minutes to several hours . |
| 36 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 37 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
| 38 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 39 | Look , just hold on a wee minute . |
| 40 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 41 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 42 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 43 | The three of them talked politely about horses and racing for a few minutes , before Kelly decided it was time to leave . |
| 44 | Ten a.m. , 24th July ; just finished breakfast with the mortar team and relaxing for a few minutes over a mug of hot tea discussing the number of casualties after the heavy shelling last night . |
| 45 | Its got , its got er one the downward thrust , one for an angled thrust and one for level thrust , and its got a , they reckon its got about a twenty minute range if it takes off vertically |
| 46 | I was on time but kept waiting for a few minutes so that the assembled Health Authority Chairmen and administrators could pass a motion condemning the Government 's offer as divisive . |
| 47 | On waking , try staying in bed on waking for a few minutes and let your mind try to recall . |
| 48 | She would drown within a few minutes . |
| 49 | For example , a reaction to a particular food may occur within a few minutes of eating a food , or after a day or two . |
| 50 | Fuelling stations incorporate ‘ fast fill ’ techniques , where fuelling can be accomplished in a few minutes . |
| 51 | She phoned for a taxi which arrived in a few minutes . |
| 52 | A wall goes down from the road straight as a die to Ease Gill and a walk alongside leads in a few minutes to a small hole in the ground that opens into lengthy passages below : this is Short Drop Cave . |
| 53 | The police arrived within a few minutes . |
| 54 | And things got no better for City in the second half when first Kevin Sheedy hammered in a 57th minute free-kick and then Quinn doubled his tally for the night seven minutes from time with a delightful chip . |
| 55 | as if that was n't enough , Patrick Eggle himself telephoned within a few minutes to confer on the requested changes . |
| 56 | They walked for a few minutes in silence . |
| 57 | If travelling in a car , you might stop for a few minutes as a penalty , refusing to speak to the child until he behaves . |
| 58 | He stood without moving for a few minutes and then he put out the light . |
| 59 | Poor appetite , stops feeding and screams after a few minutes |
| 60 | I returned after a ten minute wait and the clouds rolled away to waken the scene from its gloomy darkness . |