Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [num ord] [det] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first few minutes outside , I used the torch , until the blackness behind the dunes turned to a deep red . |
| 2 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 3 | You will probably find that you perform very badly and feel dreadful for the first few minutes . |
| 4 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 5 | This part of Enfield has those yellow sodium lamps that have that delicate rosy glow for the first few minutes after they are switched on . |
| 6 | For the last few minutes , she had been travelling in parallel to her previous route . |
| 7 | It was difficult to explain , but he 'd been uneasy for the last few minutes : not an emotion he 'd ever had much experience of before . |
| 8 | Cook the rice as indicated on the packet and cook the frozen petits pois with the rice for the last few minutes . |
| 9 | For the last few minutes before Ellen appeared , Ruth stood by the window , looking down the dale . |
| 10 | Dozzell said : ‘ I thought about wearing it for the last few minutes , but I did n't think it would go down too well . |
| 11 | Melanie , their new PR , has been watching proceedings for the last few minutes . |
| 12 | Neither man had spoken for the last few minutes . |
| 13 | Almost everyone has a story to tell about dream incorporation — for instance dreaming about Arctic exploration only to wake up and find that the covers have slipped off and he is freezing cold , or dreaming of bells ringing only to wake up eventually to find that the alarm clock has been clattering for the last few minutes . |
| 14 | For the next few minutes I had to put up with Sid 's reminiscences about how much worse it had been during the campaign in North Africa . |
| 15 | Security said they 'd send someone over right away , and she busied herself for the next few minutes with the half-dozen patients in the waiting area . |
| 16 | During the last few minutes Hazel had been as near to losing his head as he was ever to come . |
| 17 | What the hell do you think I 've been talkin' about the last few minutes ? |
| 18 | What you will think of it , I suspect , depends on your zodiac sign or whether you blubbed through the last few minutes of Peter Weir 's Dead Poets Society . |
| 19 | In fact , after the first few minutes of wriggling and giggling , he began to enjoy it . |
| 20 | The engine produces an uneven cacophony of rattles , misfires and exhaust bark which , together with the odd puff of oil smoke from the crankcase breather , do not exactly say to a pilot , ‘ You can trust me , chief ’ , nor instil any confidence in the outcome of the next few minutes . |
| 21 | I would have thought it was obvious to anyone that he never thinks further than the pleasures of the next few minutes . |
| 22 | Only good thing was Dorigo ( apart from the first few minutes ) who played brill . |
| 23 | With minds on absent players 'Mere started cold and were lucky not to have given away a large margin within the first few minutes . |
| 24 | Its owner had claimed the animal was also whipped , but within the last few minutes , a tribunal has dismissed the accusations . |
| 25 | But I hardly like to tell you about the disaster that befell Angela within the next few minutes . |
| 26 | His only concern right now was to board the Berne-bound goods train within the next few minutes . |
| 27 | It is not always possible to answer post by return , or to return telephone calls within the next few minutes . |
| 28 | Then there is the wonderful world of electronic mail , by which this column will pop up in the North Bridge computer within the next few minutes . |
| 29 | With the crews overlapping until the last few minutes of the 4¼-mile race , it had been a gruelling test for all . |
| 30 | Do n't wait until the last few minutes ; it may be too late . |