Example sentences of "[adj] minute ' duration " in BNC.
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1 | He notes that performances of the piece by such contemporary Mahler exponents as Bernstein , Abbado , Levine , Karajan , Tennstedt and Maazel average around 12 minutes ' duration , while Haitink 's recording takes about 14 minutes , and Scherchen 's lasts a full quarter of an hour . |
2 | recommended that the procedure is applied to spontaneous speech samples of about 30 minutes ' duration , although there is no reason why this should not be varied . |
3 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
4 | 2 passages will be dictated at each speed — one of 3 minutes and one of 2 minutes ' duration . |
5 | Yet the two earliest recordings of the movement , by the celebrated disciples Willem Mengelberg ( 1926 ) and Bruno Walter ( 1938 ) , average seven and a half minutes ' duration . |
6 | She was only sorry that the brief formal note which had arrived from the Palazzo granting her an interview of no more than ninety minutes ' duration had stipulated that photographs would not be permitted . |
7 | A video , to be accompanied by print material , of approximately 55 minutes ' duration , consisting of 8 programmes of approximately 7 minutes each . |
8 | A video , to be accompanied by print material , of approximately XXX minutes ' duration , consisting of XXX programmes of approximately XXX minutes each . |
9 | A video , to be accompanied by print material , of approximately XXX minutes ' duration , consisting of XXX programmes of approximately XXX minutes each . |
10 | duplicating VHS PAL copies from a 1″ master of 150 minutes ' duration , |