Example sentences of "took [num] minute " in BNC.
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| 31 | After this , the job itself took ten minutes ! |
| 32 | Once a week , Aunt Margaret defied the banging , popping , gangrenous , gas-flaring monster of the bathroom geyser all for Victoria 's sake , to give her a bath in three inches of snot-green , brackish , warmish water , which took ten minutes to trickle from the geyser 's brutish snout into the tub . |
| 33 | ‘ It took ten minutes to film and I was actually on TV for about six seconds . |
| 34 | Mr Jones , who was accompanied sub-officer James Gibson , said it took ten minutes to complete the rescue operation . |
| 35 | The Whitehall switchboard was a model of inefficiency as usual , and it took twelve minutes to try the various rooms and people who might know . |
| 36 | He managed this with the help of a flannel , some scented soap from England which he kept for special occasions and a kettleful of hot water that took five minutes to boil on the single electric ring that served as a cooker and , in winter , as a heater . |
| 37 | It took five minutes to establish the link , and for the operator to get out Delaney 's short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the drop zone . |
| 38 | The advert for the community tailoring unit looked good ; the sartorial needs assessment took five minutes ; the product was delivered in 48 hours , it looked slick and it was very cheap . |
| 39 | He took five minutes to type out the piece and comment on it . |
| 40 | A wizened butler opened the door to Topaz , but it took five minutes of heated argument before she was allowed to step over the threshold of Stone Towers . |
| 41 | But as it is as you say you know it took five minutes before it all happened in I find this very do n't you ? |
| 42 | So maybe it took one minute more than it should as the crow flies . |
| 43 | Motherwell took 27 minutes to create their first chance when Chris McCart carved out an opening for Joe McLeod , but the striker hesitated long enough to allow Brian Irvine to block the effort . |
| 44 | In the crucial second game , which took 27 minutes , Jackman dominated several rallies and subjected Devoy to a lot of running . |
| 45 | … My return journey with the soup took twenty minutes ; the soup was cold , and the Empress had fallen asleep in her chair . |
| 46 | The jury took twenty minutes to return a verdict of guilty . |
| 47 | Telephone call took twenty minutes and had to explain how I had arrived at such a decision . |
| 48 | Edward , given a private room , discovered the problem first hand : it took twenty minutes before he raised the operator , and another ten before he was talking to Flight Lieutenant Benson . |
| 49 | The flight took 15 minutes . |
| 50 | It took four minutes to connect . |
| 51 | The German star routed defending champion Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 6–3 , 6–4 in 56 minutes the fastest final since John McEnroe took four minutes longer to dispose of Kim Warwick in 1980 . |
| 52 | JAHANGIR KHAN took 34 minutes to dismiss Paul Gregory , the last British survivor , from the Stuttgart Open , writes Richard Jago . |
| 53 | The journey took 14 minutes for the four miles , and water was being pumped on the flames two minutes later . |
| 54 | It took thirty minutes for them to locate a frayed section of the Bridge ; force its weave apart with clamps and keep the gap open with plastic crates . |
| 55 | The deliberation took two minutes and Fairbrother said : ‘ I felt in my own mind that I was in . |
| 56 | Rescuers took 19 minutes to cut him free from the mangled wreckage . |
| 57 | The journey back on the four mile journey took 24 minutes against 27 for the outward one , the brakesmen on both bogie trailer cars helping to control the descent . |
| 58 | The first , which took 20 minutes , saw Martin open up a 6–2 lead only for Martin to recover to 6–6 . |
| 59 | Fifteen of the monkeys had tied their tails into a giant knot and had to be anaesthetised while a vet took 20 minutes to undo it . |
| 60 | JB : There 's a bit of painting there on the wall that I rather like — well in fact I do like it , it took 20 minutes . |