Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] minutes [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Torrential rain throughout the 90 minutes destroyed the game as a spectacle but Derry boss , Roy Coyle , must still be worried by the failure of his midfield players to function as a cohesive unit .
2 I suppose it came into my room for a few minutes to see a book I 'd been telling him about , then he left and I hit the sack .
3 A murder trial jury has been told that a teenager who was left in charge of a baby girl for a few minutes killed the child by picking her up and smashing her head against a wall .
4 To the Frenchmen behind , they must look like a couple of young lovers — youngish , anyway — who had stepped outside for a few minutes to admire the sights .
5 If the ingredients are still hot just place under a hot grill for a few minutes to brown the top .
6 Ultimately it was Nayim 's audacious away goal that ruled , but only in the closing minutes had the Londoners enjoyed a moment 's respite from the pumped-up Fourth Division team , who had Roy McDonough sent off for a reckless tackle near the end .
7 So apart from a few minutes to snatch a bite to eat , he was seldom off the helm .
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