Example sentences of "for twenty minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Sunday he played squash and on weekday mornings he jogged for twenty minutes before work . |
| 2 | To reach an aerobic state the heartbeat must be taken above 120 beats per minute and maintained above this level for twenty minutes . |
| 3 | There the lucky ones among us were allowed half-way up the steps before being halted and held in position for twenty minutes while , I assume , the stewardess disentangled herself from more pressing engagements and tidied herself in readiness . |
| 4 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
| 5 | I waited for twenty minutes , and the numbers advanced only to three hundred and ninety-three , so I wandered off to the station newsagent 's to look at girlie magazines . |
| 6 | Eager to see Bella , she had got up as soon as she was awake , although it was her usual habit to lie , for twenty minutes or so , drowsy , cocooned in her warm bed , entertaining herself with fantasies . |
| 7 | Walk briskly for twenty minutes each day . |
| 8 | She had been here for twenty minutes , during which time Alida Thorne had backtracked and made difficulties , pretended not to understand . |
| 9 | At any other time I would probably telephone my agent and discuss this point for twenty minutes or so , for it is the kind of marginal detail which intrigues me and has never appeared to bore him . |
| 10 | For twenty minutes and more I could not think of a thing to write . |
| 11 | Sometimes they would hang motionless for twenty minutes . |
| 12 | The bus had passed him as he left the house ; there was n't another for twenty minutes and no time to wait , only run , heading for Nails 's house , praying he would be there . |
| 13 | If your chosen exercise has a value of five or more , then practising it for twenty minutes , three times a week , should be sufficient to maintain a level of basic fitness . |
| 14 | If you go in and comfort and fuss over your toddler after she has kicked , yelled and ‘ carried on ’ for twenty minutes , you will make the situation worse . |
| 15 | That room still exists and although the crucifix has given way to an omnidimensional cross cum globe , for twenty minutes every morning , before our regular sessions started , Christopher Pilkington led a quiet period of meditative prayer . |
| 16 | So if we could lie down for twenty minutes sometime in the afternoon or early evening , then we would lengthen the spine to support us more efficiently for the latter part of the day . |
| 17 | By lying down for twenty minutes each day you can prevent this from happening . |
| 18 | A farm on the other side of the lane provided fresh eggs , the stench of cow shit , and a rabid mongrel roped to a tree who barked for twenty minutes whenever a car went by . |
| 19 | So I stood around like a fool for twenty minutes . |
| 20 | Turn off the lights on the tank ( which reduces the stress on the fish ) and float them in their bag in the aquarium for twenty minutes to help equalise the temperatures . |
| 21 | Anyway she already die , she not move for twenty minutes . ’ |
| 22 | Brando would keep everyone waiting for twenty minutes . |
| 23 | So she locked them in a coat closet where they beat each other half to death in the dark for twenty minutes . |
| 24 | Roberts , who was also a witness to the Goodwood incidents , was seen for for twenty minutes . |
| 25 | The Brigadier went off in search of ‘ that blasted mother 's boy ’ , pleased with the thought of being rid of him , even for twenty minutes . |
| 26 | Practice breathing in this way for twenty minutes each day until it becomes second nature . |
| 27 | We sang for twenty minutes , the songs loud and impressive in the high-roofed hall , each man 's voice resounding with the alcohol and the nostalgia of Christmas . |
| 28 | Marius and I waited for twenty minutes and then walked into Mike 's room , only to find him snoring loudly , unconscious . |
| 29 | Pascoe stood in the shower for twenty minutes , but still felt sluggish with sleep . |
| 30 | He spoke in his most important and official voice , and talked for twenty minutes . |