Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few minutes before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
| 2 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 3 | Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads . |
| 4 | The body needs to be brushed once a day for a few minutes before your morning bath or shower ( twice if you have cellulite ) . |
| 5 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 6 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 7 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 8 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |
| 9 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
| 10 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
| 11 | Elaine watched her for a few minutes before paddling further into the shore , lying on the soft , creamy sand , letting the shallow water caress her feet and legs . |
| 12 | When Christina gave the signal , they both body-surfed for a few minutes before tumbling over and over as the strong current literally threw them onto the shore . |
| 13 | Wendell lit a cigar and puffed on it thoughtfully for a few minutes before saying , ‘ Those guardians of yours , Harry — the ones who filched your father 's legacy from you . |
| 14 | On the other , there could be two more or less independent processes occurring in parallel , such that there were transient changes in the electrical properties and responsiveness of one set of neurons which could ‘ code for ’ the memory for a few minutes before gradually fading away . |
| 15 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 16 | The occasional guard braved the discomfort for a few minutes before retiring to the cool of the corridors . |
| 17 | Marlene waited for a few minutes before calling softly to Keith , |
| 18 | Sarella lay fuming in bed for a few minutes before flinging back the duvet and running to the window . |
| 19 | She showered and shampooed her short dark hair , combing it into its neat bob , then she made toast and coffee and sat for a few minutes before her kitchen window which enjoyed the same view as her bedroom . |
| 20 | With full-back Ian Hunter not appearing Cumbria were in doubt about their line-up until a few minutes before kick-off , but showed no signs of uncertainty when the action began , winning a penalty from their first attack . |
| 21 | Tomorrow , May 21 , at a few minutes before six in the evening it will be precisely half a century since Wellington DV841 came down over the County Durham village of Roddymoor . |