Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adv] [adj] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | It involves about twenty minutes of mild discomfort . |
| 2 | It takes just five minutes for the interviewer to ask , ‘ So where did you get the name from ? ’ |
| 3 | It takes just two minutes for a burglar to turn a home into a nightmare — in the city of Gloucester police are being called up to twelve times a day by families finding scenes like these . |
| 4 | As a guideline it takes approximately 40 minutes for four people to play 1 game . |
| 5 | It takes around 45 minutes to make a blood donation and staff at AEA are invited to donate twice a year . |
| 6 | It takes only 10 minutes to get to the shops in the wheelchair . |
| 7 | HP reckons it takes only 30 minutes to complete the swap and get the new system running . |
| 8 | Both can run the same software , and Telecom Eire , a new Alpha user , says it takes only 30 minutes to upgrade VAX to Alpha . |
| 9 | No fewer than three railway stations offer a fast service to Paris ; and at night it takes only twenty minutes to drive from the town 's centre to the Etoile . |
| 10 | IT TAKES about five minutes in New Zealand to comprehend why the All Blacks are the best . |
| 11 | It takes about five minutes to set it up before you retire to bed , and if you come back downstairs for something you have to cancel it and start all over again . |
| 12 | One the flour and water are mixed to a paste , it takes about 10 minutes for the heat to develop . |
| 13 | As eating-time continues , the body sends out more and more satiety signals , but it is estimated that it takes about twenty minutes for a meal to have its full effect in filling our stomachs and sending out all the other physical signals of sufficiency . |
| 14 | It takes about 15 minutes to do this so you will have to be realistic about how frequently you could schedule it in . |
| 15 | It takes about 15 minutes , from start to finish . |
| 16 | They actually just feed this information , it takes about three minutes on average to input the data off this into the computer , and it goes straight into the mainframe computer . |
| 17 | ‘ We will give franchisees all the training in selling and fitting them — it takes about 30 minutes to install one — but we find many people are keen on DIY and would want to do their own . ’ |
| 18 | It takes about 20 minutes to reach Jubilee Gardens after finishing . |
| 19 | It takes about 20 minutes to work and can give almost total pain relief . |
| 20 | It takes about 20 minutes to adhere — time enough to correct mistakes . |
| 21 | Now both Stan and I have the same policy that erm we will write out It takes about ten minutes , or maybe a little bit longer with me , cos I 'm not as clever as Stan . |
| 22 | It takes about ten minutes in the car . |
| 23 | It lasts about 45 minutes , and is not usually Communion . |
| 24 | Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother . |
| 25 | It lasts about 90 minutes . |