Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry for the five minute delay most of you , I had to seek out about a administrative matter , an administrative matter , nothing to do with the evidence or the place for Mr you had told us earlier in the week about several situations , as the management company . |
| 2 | Tabitha looked around in vain for a few minutes . |
| 3 | And when Saunders was sent clear in the 40th minute , Seaman saved at point-blank range on the edge of his area . |
| 4 | Kevan Smith also wasted a clear opening , misses Darlington counted to their cost when the lively Preece broke clear in the 75th minute and curled a shot past the advancing Prudhoe from outside the box . |
| 5 | Carlton Palmer sent make-shift striker Paul Warhurst clear in the 31st minute for an explosive finish that finally removed any Wednesday anxiety . |
| 6 | Kenny Irons hacks clear in the 39th minute after Eric Nixon at full stretch fails to hold a low cross with one hand . |
| 7 | Piggott realised his chance was minimal and Reid could be forgiven that Lester might wish to switch to Dr. Devious at the last minute . |
| 8 | Quite apart from the blunder there was one moment near the end of the game when he was walking around on the stage of Sadler 's Wells , unaware for a few minutes that it was his move . |
| 9 | Rather than chase somebody and take away what little respect they have , it 's far better that they go out and maybe get lost for a few minutes and then come back , than have somebody chase them . |
| 10 | A chuckle was her only answer as he closed the door behind him , and she jumped out of bed and into the bathroom in case he had been serious about the fifteen minutes . |
| 11 | Just take it easy for a few minutes and save your strength for when the police arrive . |
| 12 | Training hurt and it was always a battle to force myself out , but after six months I was managing sixty miles a week and sometimes doing fifteen miles non-stop in a hundred minutes . |
| 13 | It was tense for a few minutes … but it was the first home game … and the first win at stake . |
| 14 | I 'll be fine in a few minutes . ’ |
| 15 | Perhaps he could arrange for Anthony to go sick at the last minute . |
| 16 | A practical testing of Professor David Tweedie 's long-held wish for a ‘ hanging case ’ for the Financial Reporting Review Panel was frustrated at the last minute when Trafalgar House backed down and agreed to restate its 1991 figures in its next published accounts . |
| 17 | They should then not be left standing if other guests are seated , but shown to chairs on one side of the hall , or be directed to the seating plans so that they can fill the places kept for them , or go to seats left empty by ‘ no-shows ’ such as anyone taken ill at the last minute . |
| 18 | Organisers tried to make good for the last minute defection of many major galleries , including the leading Paris furniture specialists , with provincial French replacements , and the quality of goods was often far from top rate . |
| 19 | She had never mentioned that she possessed musical ability , so the crew listened spellbound for a few minutes as she played the carol ‘ Silent Night , Holy Night ’ , as though she had been rehearsing for a month . |
| 20 | Well , keep awake for the few minutes and you might derive a little comfort from knowing what scientists can and ( more important ) can not do . |
| 21 | After lying still for a few minutes , I threw back the duvet , got out of bed , walked to the door of the bedroom , opened the door , switched on the landing light , walked across the landing , opened the bathroom door , went into the bathroom , put the basin plug into the plughole , turned on the hot tap , ran some hot water into the wash basin , looked in the mirror … |
| 22 | He could hardly stand still for the two minutes it took to slip them over his blouse and he shouted at her to be quick , that Ferdinando was waiting to take him rabbit-shooting . |
| 23 | When Christina gave the signal , they both body-surfed for a few minutes before tumbling over and over as the strong current literally threw them onto the shore . |
| 24 | THE RUC were given a let-off in the eighth minute when the home side were awarded a penalty , but player manager Jim Scott 's kick was saved by keeper Matthews . |
| 25 | Hopefully hopefully the baby 'll be asleep in a few minutes . |
| 26 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 27 | Once he had gone , Shiona sank down on to the bed and kicked off her shoes , glad to be alone for a few minutes . |
| 28 | ‘ Now , Irish , you know better than that , ’ he said with a cheeky grin , and left her alone for a few minutes . |
| 29 | Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’ |
| 30 | The effect of these inhibitors was evident within a few minutes and lasted for at least one hour . |