Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] a few minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | White Doves is a Victorian terraced house situated only a few minutes from the famous Minster , in a quiet cul-de-sac . |
| 2 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 3 | The size , amplitude and repeat period of these events vary and those during the satellite pass are weaker than those seen just a few minutes earlier . |
| 4 | Moeri 's original procedure , of adding the chemicals to the second vat , would however have taken only a few minutes and would have left the reaction in no condition to explode . |
| 5 | There had been no problem in finding a matching replacement for the cut piece ; a hardware shop in Inverness had supplied it , and it had taken only a few minutes to fit . |
| 6 | I was silent for a moment , trying desperately hard to remember events that had happened only a few minutes earlier . |
| 7 | Doors normally open half an hour before a concert or performance of a play but , when there are two evening performances , spectators may be admitted only a few minutes before the second performance . |