Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] a [det] minutes " in BNC.
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1 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
2 | The effect began within a few minutes but took an hour or more to reach a maximum . |
3 | The light changed for a few minutes and a watery sun hit the flanks of Lovely Seat . |
4 | It is exceptionally ironic still to find children in a culture which has fathered half the popular music in the modern world , condemned to drone away in their music lessons over nineteenth-century hymn tunes , with dancing relegated to a few minutes at the conclusion of the physical education lessons . |
5 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
6 | This takes time to begin with — lots of lovely sitting around going through the magazines again but , when needed , the index which is stored in a file can be looked up and the right magazine located in a few minutes . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
9 | But there was a motor bike went by a few minutes ago . |
10 | You know it will be your turn to talk in a few minutes , so you can put all your energy into listening rather than trying to spot a chance to throw in your contribution . |
11 | It is absurd , every time we introduce another element of our policy , for him to leap on to the populist pitch and then , as he no doubt will in a few minutes ' time , find some detailed reasons for being opposed to it . |
12 | The starts of Flatliners ( 15 ) — including off-screen lovers Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland — find a way to die for a few minutes just to see what life is like ‘ on the other side ’ . |
13 | She did n't know how far they had come from Gloucester , but surely after an hour at a steady gallop they had put enough distance between themselves and the castle to halt for a few minutes . |
14 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |