Example sentences of "[conj] within [art] [det] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever mood you are in when you arrive at HCI 's Club Romantica … you can be sure that within a few minutes you 'll feel at home in this pretty village of chalet bungalows surrounded by trees and flowers . |
| 2 | The Ministers and the Court dignitaries were on the platform to make their farewells , which the Emperor had insisted be short and restrained , so that within a few minutes of his arrival he and his son were on board and the train left to cries of ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ |
| 3 | Unable to stop paddling for fear of capsizing , Tony and I can not put on our anoraks and within a few minutes we are soaked by the freezing combination of sea and rain . |
| 4 | I am hot and sticky from my drive , but the scent of lilac drifts in from the garden with the sound of blackbirds , and within a few minutes I feel much at home . |
| 5 | ‘ Frankie would buy a wonderful new suit and within a few minutes he 'd look as though he 'd slept in it . |
| 6 | Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess . |
| 7 | I was told how to contact him in Rome and within a few minutes he was on the line . |
| 8 | Samuel had already arrived and within a few minutes they were joined by Neville Chamberlain , MacDonald told them of the situation in the Cabinet , and of his advice to the King . |