Example sentences of "[art] [adj] minutes [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the dying minutes the computer men rallied to net two in succession and CMS found themselves fighting to hold the one goal difference .
2 More than 12 vans and cars were stopped during the 35 minutes the road block was in position .
3 During the final minutes the woman in front of us exploded .
4 The following exercise would take only a few minutes every day .
5 We can use affirmations to bring a positive , joyful attitude to life in general — either using them as needed during the day , or putting aside a few minutes every day to affirm our beliefs .
6 A few minutes every day .
7 In a few minutes a boy appeared .
8 If I feel that a particular patient is suffering from extreme tension and finds it difficult to relax , then I may suggest that , during the two weeks following the regression session , he simply practises a basic relaxation exercise for a few minutes a day .
9 ‘ Initially people think bonsai trees must be quite difficult to keep , but all it takes is a few minutes a day to see they are properly watered .
10 It 's a good idea to run your central heating pump for a few minutes a week in summer to prevent it from seizing up when the system is not in use .
11 After a few minutes a woman in a grey fur coat began to cross the street from my building .
12 DOZENS more East German refugees arrived outside the West German embassy yesterday seeking asylum and passage to the West , including some who missed by only a few minutes a train that took more than 800 of their compatriots to West Germany .
13 After a few minutes a barman came in and asked everyone to move outside with the other hotel guests who had been evacuated from the building .
14 And after just a few minutes the cold was starting to get through .
15 For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game , but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up .
16 Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos .
17 Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess .
18 For a few minutes the sun glimmered through the mist to my right , a red ball just risen above the mountain .
19 After a few minutes the noise began to subside .
20 Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes .
21 But just a few minutes the vicar arrived , and despite the Church 's apology insisted the crosses would have to go .
22 After a few minutes the water will change colour .
23 Within a few minutes the picture was effervescing as part of it had been painted on gesso .
24 It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working .
25 My Lords in a few minutes the House will have to vote on this issue .
26 Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal , and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle 's cabin door .
27 Every few minutes a man came in and called someone 's name .
28 Every few minutes a truck thunders down the strategic Salang Highway on its way from Hiratan on the Soviet border to Kabul .
29 Every few minutes a shell would swish over the rooftops to explode with a roar in the docks ; and more Syrian troops — nearer to the explosions and silhouetted against the sea — could be seen running beside the harbour wall .
30 Every few minutes a plate crashed to the floor .
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