Example sentences of "within a few minutes of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few minutes of galactosides being added to the medium , the genes are switched on , and enzymes appear . |
| 2 | The Ministers and the Court dignitaries were on the platform to make their farewells , which the Emperor had insisted be short and restrained , so that within a few minutes of his arrival he and his son were on board and the train left to cries of ‘ Vive l'Empereur ! ’ |
| 3 | That reminds me : I asked whether he 'd heard anything within a few minutes of seeing young Hamnett , hoping he 'd say a shot , of course , which really would have been too good to be true . |
| 4 | Within a few minutes of this treatment being given , he was able to button up his coat . |
| 5 | Eventually ( it would later be established it must have been within a few minutes of six-thirty ) the car slowed to a halt . |
| 6 | Within a few minutes of receiving this the King had written back regretting that lie was unable to alter his decision . |
| 7 | While she was doing this , within a few minutes of each other came Jasper , then Pat and Bert , then Roberta and Faye . |
| 8 | It 's probably best not to feed your fish for the first day or so as they settle in ( though some fish will feed within a few minutes of being stocked ) . |
| 9 | For example , a reaction to a particular food may occur within a few minutes of eating a food , or after a day or two . |
| 10 | The Chief Constable must have called in the Yard within a few minutes of getting the news . |
| 11 | Within a few minutes of installing the application ( which , incidentally , takes rather less than fifteen minutes , even on a reasonably slow machine ) quit sophisticated logos and graphics of that ilk were appearing onscreen courtesy of some simply presented but powerful facilities . |
| 12 | Within a few minutes of shuddering breaths , hiccups , and desperate sucking sounds , silence fell . |
| 13 | Many of these organisations are within a few minutes of the King 's Buildings . |
| 14 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 15 | All savour the wonderful position and the advantage of living within a few minutes of the A55 Expressway , with fast journey times in both directions . |