Example sentences of "[prep] a few minutes of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion . |
| 2 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 3 | Within a few minutes of galactosides being added to the medium , the genes are switched on , and enzymes appear . |
| 4 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 5 | This was followed by a few minutes of silence . |