Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] minute [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the convictions of ( 1 ) the person who took off his clothes in one of the fountains in Trafalgar Square ; ( 2 ) the persons who shouted ‘ Remember Biafra ’ during the two minutes ' silence at the 1969 Remembrance Day ceremony in Whitehall ; and ( 3 ) the person who painted the word ‘ Jews ’ in two foot high letters on the garden wall of a house occupied by a Jewish family , the father of whom had been a prisoner at Dachau . |
| 2 | The fun stops during the 90 minutes ' play , though , because Taylor wants ‘ a good win ’ . |
| 3 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 4 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 5 | After a few minutes ' thought , he announced , ‘ I must reveal the truth , I suppose . |
| 6 | After a few minutes ' silent reflection , however , I saw that the difficulty arose because we had read the phrase in quite different ways . |
| 7 | The time demanded in maintaining roses is not great , it does not mean a number of hours or days a week , but it does mean a regular tour around , if only of a few minutes ' duration , perhaps in the evenings , with secateurs in hand to snip or prune away faded flowers , and a puff or spray here and there as and when you find aphids or other pests . |
| 8 | and er , like Christmas , erm , they have these things on the telly when there 's about , every , every night there 's like a fifteen minutes ' programme , just before the close-down , of like , B B C One . |
| 9 | This would force some leading figures , like Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown , to fight for a few minutes ' speaking time from the floor — or keep quiet . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |
| 12 | He would be coming round to collect in a few minutes ' time . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Well we have yes , but some of those that have gone seem to be clawing their way back at the last minute erm Longeaton look to be saved again at very last knockings erm so of course Eastbourne has gone . |
| 15 | Oh , just one little notice I do have that erm several of us are going on Thursday to the , on the trip to Docklands by the erm erm Rotary Club of Sawbridgeworth erm I 'm told that there are still one or two odd seats if anybody wants to come at the last minute er , he does n't anticipate he 's going to erm fill them so even if , late Wednesday night you suddenly find you are available , by all means , contact and I 'm sure it can be arranged . |
| 16 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 17 | The individual trials lasted no more than five minutes each followed by a few minutes ' deliberation . |