Example sentences of "minutes the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the dying minutes the computer men rallied to net two in succession and CMS found themselves fighting to hold the one goal difference . |
| 2 | After a few minutes the water will change colour . |
| 3 | But the losses were quickly reversed and within minutes the index had recovered to be 4.7 ahead at 3040.1 . |
| 4 | Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos . |
| 5 | We took off at daybreak , but after ten minutes the engine was running rough , shaking the whole aircraft . |
| 6 | For ten minutes the school erupted with the dazzling success of it . |
| 7 | If Dreadnought went on sinking at the present rate , in ten minutes the hole would n't be above the waterline , but below . |
| 8 | After a few minutes the noise began to subside . |
| 9 | Within minutes the noise level had increased perceptibly as the champagne began to have its effect . |
| 10 | Within two minutes the mob had completely dispersed , with the exception of the odd copper or two and a few stragglers who were loth to leave the scene of all the fun . |
| 11 | For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game , but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up . |
| 12 | And for the second time in ten minutes the man showered . |
| 13 | On the tape which last about three minutes the man speaking in a brisk matter of fact manner is heard giving instructions to Kevin Watts Stephanie 's boss at Shipways Estate Agency in Birmingham on where and when to deliver the ransom cash . |
| 14 | He said ambulances reached well over 95pc of calls within 19 minutes the Government standard . |
| 15 | After a further rest period of 10 minutes the balloon was inflated with water at a constant rate of 50 ml/minute using a peristaltic pump ( Minipuls 3 , Gilson 312 , Villiers Le Bel , France ) ( ramp inflation ) . |
| 16 | After twenty minutes the squad leader turned and came across to Tolonen . |
| 17 | More than 12 vans and cars were stopped during the 35 minutes the road block was in position . |
| 18 | If ( 15 ) and ( 17 ) provide only weak and uncertain support for the " emphasis " solution , the cases in ( 18 ) count as very strong evidence against it ; in ( 18 ) no amount of determination to treat the adjectives as emphatic permits them to become postnominal : ( 18 ) a child intelligent could do that in five minutes the juggler skilful wanted a pay raise cranes squeaky were soon unloading the cargo Some further explanation is therefore clearly needed . |
| 19 | What was it for ? ’ , and within two minutes the prize-winner will be believing that she knew all about him and had indeed been specially looking forward to meeting him . |
| 20 | After five minutes the decision was made for them : they were jumped by six D-Vs which came dropping out of a stretch of dirty cloud . |
| 21 | But just a few minutes the vicar arrived , and despite the Church 's apology insisted the crosses would have to go . |
| 22 | After fifteen minutes the rudder was broken off and she was broadside to the weather . |
| 23 | He snaked off again and within minutes the throng began moving towards dinner , dividing into ten to a table , lowering bottoms onto inadequate chairs , fingering menus , peering at the print through candlelight , scanning their allotted neighbours . |
| 24 | Should an order for meals need to be altered , or an error be discovered , while unloading is taking place at the plane , the driver of the vehicle supplying the meals can simply radio back to base and within minutes the problem is resolved . |
| 25 | And after just a few minutes the cold was starting to get through . |
| 26 | After the first few minutes the child is not going to learn any more from the experience and will either fall asleep , start to play , or get up to mischief in the room . |
| 27 | Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes . |
| 28 | In minutes the sky had darkened and a heavy rainstorm was lacing the fields before me . |
| 29 | Within five minutes the dancefloor is filled . |
| 30 | For a few minutes the sun glimmered through the mist to my right , a red ball just risen above the mountain . |