Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [vb infin] [num] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may take five minutes of real time to play the match . |
| 2 | When you have finished — it might take five minutes or five hours — look through your notes and pick out the central themes . |
| 3 | Well it 'll take twenty minutes to get here and it 'll take about forty minutes to get the other way . |
| 4 | It would have two minutes at the end ! |
| 5 | If it just went in a straight line it would take fifteen minutes . |
| 6 | If your speed is 176 steps per minute then it will take 15 minutes to cover one mile : Distance = Speed x Time = 176 steps/min x 15 mins = 2,640 steps |
| 7 | It can take 10 minutes to get off the train . ’ |
| 8 | It can wait two minutes till you 've finished , now go and get moving |