Example sentences of "[adj] minutes ' [noun] and " in BNC.
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1 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
2 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
3 | As instructed , she gave Fen two or three minutes ' warning and felt the boat change direction and nudge the bank . |
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 | DI Russell was too amicable to take offence and , after ten minutes ' conversation and a drink , the three slipped into the easy amity of fellow professionals , exchanging grumbles and gossip . |
6 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
7 | Mark : I ca n't say that to the same extent , but where I live at the moment I know a lot of people within five minutes ' walk and there are ten or fifteen gay people I know who live locally ; there are people I can visit without any great effort whatsoever , whom I 'm likely to meet in the shops . |