Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right , but let's say that you 're not prepared to pop back , let's say that you 're sitting there and you 've got from that point , you want , you no want to go to the house , right , now you 're not you 're not gon na treat as a twenty minute call back , let's kill that for a minute |
| 2 | More than 12 vans and cars were stopped during the 35 minutes the road block was in position . |
| 3 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 4 | Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling . |
| 5 | Excuse me I 've got not exactly hay-fever but I think I 'm going to be sneezing for a few minutes . |
| 6 | 2 Add the mushrooms and spring onions , then stir in the tomato purée and soured cream and simmer for a few minutes . |
| 7 | Simmer for a few minutes . |
| 8 | Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce is thickened . |
| 9 | Add a cinnamon stick or a few slices of fresh root ginger , then simmer for a few minutes — check it has a good flavour , then remove the spices and add 450g/1lb chopped rhubarb . |
| 10 | The recommendation for deportation had apparently been added as a last minute after thought , without any proper inquiry . |
| 11 | Heat the oil and gently fry the spring onions without browning for a few minutes . |
| 12 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 13 | Add peppers and tomatoes and cook for a few minutes , then add the remainder of the vegetables , the marjoram and wine and simmer gently for 30 minutes . |
| 14 | Cook for a few minutes more , stirring thoroughly . |
| 15 | Add chilli and paprika and cook for a further minute . |
| 16 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 17 | So you can go , go to sleep if you want for the next minute to erm but because you will need to know this quoick transformation for your Q M project , you do want , may just want to note it down . |
| 18 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 19 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 20 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 21 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 22 | Hill was substituted in the 55th minute , too late to prevent Halifax going further behind . |
| 23 | Andy Murdoch 's fine penalty save from Mark Hateley was a bitter pill for the home support to swallow but worse was to come in the 65th minute . |
| 24 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
| 25 | Erm I ca n't tell you what time he 'll be home really erm well say in the twenty minutes he 's bound to be home cos he he 's been home and then he 's had to shoot out again , he 's gone to get the battery so he wo n't be long . |
| 26 | It entails a testing session to find the end point ( the first dilution of the extract that does not cause the wheal to increase in the 10 minutes after intradermal injection ) followed by prophylactic use of that dilution . |
| 27 | In the 10 subjects in whom the gastrojejunal migrating motor complex was monitored on the oesophageal pressure days , 95% of the bursts occurred in the 15 minute time window before phase 3 of the migrating motor complex in the antrum or proximal intestine . |
| 28 | Scotland 's uncertainty was matched by that of Buhagiar , who was booked in the final minute of the first half for bringing down Nevin . |
| 29 | Tranmere 's Tony Thomas was booked in the 81st minute for a foul on Andy Legg and went off two minutes later with a leg injury . |
| 30 | No , I think it 's just that it just seems to be like this every year now Peter , that everybody tends to erm wait until the last minute . |