Example sentences of "than [adj] minutes ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was only sorry that the brief formal note which had arrived from the Palazzo granting her an interview of no more than ninety minutes ' duration had stipulated that photographs would not be permitted . |
| 2 | There 's all sorts of accidents not only having the computer switched off , you might accidentally mess the file up or erase it or whatever , er , you 've still got the original copy on the disk so if you keep saving it every ten minutes or so , then you always lose more than ten minutes ' work . |
| 3 | Zimbala 's main prison , La Tambier , was less than ten minutes ' drive from the centre of Habane . |
| 4 | No more than ten minutes ' walk from Celtic Crescent , in a wide drab street that was unserved by any tram route , its tall aspect , railed forecourt and large Star of David hewn out of the brickwork over the doors drew attention to its foreignness . |
| 5 | All but four of the sports venues — boxing and volleyball in Liverpool , yachting in Pwllheli and shooting near Chester — would be less than 20 minutes ' drive from the village . |