Example sentences of "a few minutes of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But first he would have a few minutes of self-indulgence . |
| 2 | What will be a few minutes of footage on the screen took all day to film . |
| 3 | A few minutes of air time on a small radio station ? |
| 4 | The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is in a small room just inside the Presbytery door and to it come over a hundred people who give an hour of their time a week to ‘ watch ’ but there are countless others who come in just for a minute or two and there find a few minutes of silence and prayer . |
| 5 | There were a few minutes of silence as everyone concentrated on their food . |
| 6 | This was followed by a few minutes of silence . |
| 7 | I 've nothing against these two teams , but to be deprived of the euphoric English faces after only a few minutes of joy and achievement was an insult . |
| 8 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 9 | Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband . |
| 10 | It became the Chancellor 's habit to interrupt his morning procession to work for a few minutes of Cabinet Room conversation with the Prime Minister . |
| 11 | A few minutes of television time was so precious . |
| 12 | After a few minutes of practise , subjects adapt and are able to compensate for this distortion . |