Example sentences of "a [adj] minute the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And after just a few minutes the cold was starting to get through . |
2 | For a few minutes the prisoner enjoyed the game , but then she suddenly felt wet and sat up . |
3 | Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos . |
4 | Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess . |
5 | For a few minutes the sun glimmered through the mist to my right , a red ball just risen above the mountain . |
6 | After a few minutes the noise began to subside . |
7 | Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes . |
8 | But just a few minutes the vicar arrived , and despite the Church 's apology insisted the crosses would have to go . |
9 | After a few minutes the water will change colour . |
10 | Within a few minutes the picture was effervescing as part of it had been painted on gesso . |
11 | It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working . |
12 | My Lords in a few minutes the House will have to vote on this issue . |
13 | Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal , and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle 's cabin door . |
14 | They rang and waited , and after a full minute the door was opened by a man in his thirties , fair , clean shaven , medium height , and slim . |