Example sentences of "[be] a [adj] minute [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Travel agents say there 's been a last minute rush for holidays abroad … with the weather here looking distinctly dismal … |
2 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
3 | I like to put the television on , as there 's usually a very good programme at twelve ten like there is supposedly Rainbow today , but there is n't , which I find very useful for my toddler while I 'm getting lunch for the baby , myself and her , so she can sit down for twenty minutes , there can be a few minutes peace , and there 's just you know it 's just not on . |
4 | If there has to be a last minute addition to the contract after the document has been prepared and is awaiting exchange , it could be written into the draft contract before exchange , or some reference to it could be added to the contract so long as all that was done with the authority of the parties who signed it . |
5 | The visit is understood to be a last minute arrangement . |
6 | ‘ It 's a 90 minutes game , ’ pointed out veteran George McCluskey . |
7 | ‘ It 's a 90 minutes game , ’ pointed out veteran George McCluskey . |
8 | Well , you keep playing do n't you , it 's a ninety minute game , and then , as we 've said erm I believe it was two goals in the last four minutes , was it ? |
9 | Erm , we 've got some publicity material produced , posters we intend doing several displays county hall , headquarters , all police stations will have posters sent out to them , probably libraries will be circulated with them , er it 's a last minute job typical we only just found about it , we do what we can we need some sort of press exercise do n't we you know . |
10 | It 's a ten minute bus ride . |
11 | It 's alright if it 's a three minute call like you say |
12 | The resort is a 15–20 minute walk and there are several restaurants , cafés and shops en route . |
13 | Yes , we just move on to the what we need is a five minute preparation or whatever . |
14 | The caller from the agency may plead and cajole you into agreeing to accept the job , especially if it is a last minute booking and they are desperate for someone . |
15 | Kensington Palace is a few minutes walk through the park from Kensington High Street or Bayswater Road where buses and underground stations are located . |
16 | The tiny seaside resort of Widemouth Bay is a few minutes walk from our entrance . |
17 | Blissett 's 15th goal of the season was a 67th minute header . |
18 | It was a 63rd minute goal from Frank Pingel which kept the European champions on course for the World Cup finals . |
19 | THERE WAS a last minute surprise for Beeton Rumford Chef , Gareth Webster ( above right ) , during the Royal Windsor Horse Show . |
20 | The album was originally to be called ‘ The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ’ but there was a last minute rethink at Rough Trade . |
21 | There was a last minute injury scare for Richard Dunwoody , rider of Wo n't Be Gone Long . |
22 | It was a 21st minute moment of magic which delighted the home fans and seemed to stun Middlesbrough , who had started the game with more purpose and menace . |