Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] only a [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | The car had been parked outside their home for only a few minutes before neighbours saw it being driven off by teenage youths . |
2 | For instance , one could have a form in which special interludes have a natural place such as : There are of course many variants of such schemes , suitable for use in single-movement works of 20-minute duration down to short movements of only a few minutes . |
3 | Also in New Guinea are sympatric birds of paradise apparently dealing with fruit in a similar way , staying in the trees for only a few minutes , perhaps through fear of predators . |
4 | It was a matter of only a few minutes before the rebels reached the President 's quarters , and stopped to await General Bobo , who had made clear his intention to take over personally . |
5 | She knew with total certainty that her imagination had n't been playing tricks , and that it was the second time in only a few minutes that she 'd heard those precise words . |