Example sentences of "[adj] minutes ' [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 12 of the 16 cases , fresh tissue specimens were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen after 30 minutes ' incubation in gum sucrose for immunohistological studies . |
| 2 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 3 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 4 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 5 | It was only a few minutes ' walk to her office in Aldersgate Street ; but she normally did not arrive there till nine . |
| 6 | In the Howk , an eerie limestone gorge reached by a pleasant few minutes ' walk from the southern corner of the village green , is the threadbare ruin of a bobbin mill . |
| 7 | Only a few minutes ' walk from the Centre the ARC is a must for anyone interested in the subject of archaeology . |
| 8 | One of the world 's finest hotels , the Mandarin Oriental overlooks the harbour , a few minutes ' walk from the famous Star Ferry . |
| 9 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 10 | He booked in to the Inter-Continental Hotel , only a few minutes ' walk from the fairground . |
| 11 | When the British evicted the Mughals from the Red Fort in 1857 , some of the court eunuchs had come to live nearby , a few minutes ' walk from the Turkman Gate . |
| 12 | The Royal Scottish National Orchestra gives weekly concerts in the Usher Hall ; Scottish Opera comes to Edinburgh regularly and there are performances by the Scottish Ensemble , the Scottish Chamber Orchestra , the Scottish Early Music Consort and other groups , many of these in the Queen 's Hall , just a few minutes ' walk from the central University area . |
| 13 | Every ceremony includes a few minutes ' silence in which believers can pray . |
| 14 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 15 | Another is at Lavenham , 10 minutes ' drive up the road . |
| 16 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Witnesses have put the women at the Churchill Clinic , in Lambeth , south London , at that time — at least 11 minutes ' drive from Alison 's Wandsworth flat . |
| 19 | On Orange Grove Road , just 5 minutes ' walk from Singapore 's main shopping and entertainment area along Orchard Road , this extremely luxurious hotel is set in beautiful gardens . |
| 20 | The house is right on the edge of the University campus , only about 5 minutes ' walk from where we teach . |
| 21 | Blakey Ridge and Hutton-le-Hole with the outdoor Ryedale Folk Museum are at the heart of the moor , and only thirty-five minutes ' drive from the farm . |
| 22 | The United States had hopes of at least twenty-five minutes ' warning of a nuclear rocket attack . |
| 23 | Mrs Zamzam 's land should have been only 25 minutes ' drive across the international frontier . |
| 24 | Indeed , an international survey of old people in Britain , Denmark , and the United States in the 1960s found over 40 per cent of them living within ten minutes ' journey of their children in all three countries . |
| 25 | We started house-hunting and found the perfect place on a new rural estate within ten minutes ' drive of the café . |
| 26 | Zimbala 's main prison , La Tambier , was less than ten minutes ' drive from the centre of Habane . |
| 27 | The First Deputy Prime Minister 's husband replied in his standard way , larding his lengthy answer with the typical verbiage of the langue de bois : ‘ I will answer you starting with a more general presentation of the mechanism of societal government , ’ he began , before launching himself on about ten minutes ' worth of the following : ‘ A principle of collective leadership operates in the Romanian socialist society … |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Ideally located , it 's only ten minutes ' walk from Levante Beach and very close to a selection of cafés , shops , bars and restaurants . |
| 30 | No more than ten minutes ' walk from Celtic Crescent , in a wide drab street that was unserved by any tram route , its tall aspect , railed forecourt and large Star of David hewn out of the brickwork over the doors drew attention to its foreignness . |