Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] a [adj] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | After chatting to Davidson for a few minutes longer , he went back to his office . |
| 2 | She went into the hall , glad of anything that would take her mind from Dana for a few minutes . |
| 3 | The man they call Lurch was the villain of the piece after his uncharacteristic boob let in Oldham for an 85th minute equaliser . |
| 4 | Elinor said , ‘ I saw Sam for a few minutes , darling . |
| 5 | Morley went after appearing to head-butt Gianluca Francesconi in an 11th minute off-the-ball incident , drawn to Italian referee Graziano Cesari 's attention by English linesman Paul Vosper . |
| 6 | This telegram was sent on to the Prime Minister 's office in London and on 29 April Winston Churchill ruled [ HP 41 ] that all anti-partisans ( including by inference " Croats " and " Slovenian White Guards " who were mentioned to Churchill in an accompanying minute by Sir Orme Sargent ) should , as Stevenson urged , " be disarmed and placed in refugee camps " . |
| 7 | ‘ Where 's Prescott ? ’ asked Trentham after a few minutes had passed . |
| 8 | Confusion in the Scunthorpe defence almost let in Gary Bennett for a fourth minute opener , but he hooked his shot over the bar under pressure from Matthew Elliott . |
| 9 | He went out with Naomi for a few minutes and then it was my turn for a little chat . |
| 10 | She spoke with Lord Furness for a few minutes , and then Lady Furness brought her over to see me . |
| 11 | The gifted 21-year-old midfielder was denied that elusive goal by a brilliant save from County keeper Steve Cherry , but that paved the way for Kevin Sheedy to fire Newcastle into a 47th minute lead . |
| 12 | We hope to rejoin Nick Harris in a few minutes , we hope he 's able to speak with manager , Brian Horton or perhaps one or two of the players . |
| 13 | Trains can link Newcastle and London in a few minutes over two and a half hours . |