Example sentences of "[prep] [det] minute " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 point deducted for each minute over the limit |
| 2 | Homegrown , like most of the firms in the amateur home porn business , pays a one-time release fee for all tapes it distributes : up to $15 for each minute of edited tape . |
| 3 | Er , I think there may be a bit of confusion about this minute . |
| 4 | Just sit down for few minutes , you are probably worth more than you think . |
| 5 | Sometimes I feel I 'd like to pack a bag and just go … sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 6 | Sometimes you think you ca n't manage for another minute . ’ |
| 7 | They both listened to the gentle burble of the exhaust for another minute , then Bert cut the engine . |
| 8 | They stayed where they were for another minute or so , although Jack had to practically hold Ho down while they waited . |
| 9 | Give the board a good jolt and the l.e.d. should stop flashing for another minute . |
| 10 | Edward continued to stand there for another minute or two . |
| 11 | If I stay in this house with you for another minute I 'm going to go quite mad . ’ |
| 12 | He stood staring for another minute , then turned and , shutting the door silently behind him , went back to the cold bed . |
| 13 | ‘ Indeed , ’ my father said , and shovelled so much food into his mouth he would n't be able to speak for another minute or so . |
| 14 | Not for another minute could she stay . |
| 15 | ‘ being the driver ’ Driver means the person who takes the motor vehicle on the road and he continues to be the driver until the journey is finished , although he may have stopped and switched the engine off some minutes before : Jones v Prothero [ 1952 ] 1 All ER 434 . |
| 16 | In this way , I amused myself for some minutes until I turned my head a fraction and discovered that the old lady was watching me . |
| 17 | ‘ Does he do the same thing all day ? ’ she shouted to Wilcox , after they had watched one such man at work for some minutes . |
| 18 | It remained floating for some minutes , with lights burning at the upper windows and people shouting for help , and then finally sank . |
| 19 | We sat shaking for some minutes before regaining sufficient composure to drive on . |
| 20 | ‘ He 'd been slumped over the freezer for some minutes before anyone realised anything was wrong , ’ he said . |
| 21 | For some minutes Harry sat extremely still to leach the sting . |
| 22 | She waited for some minutes on a platform , a train came and she would have got into it if that had been possible . |
| 23 | He may be mute for some minutes and have difficulty in naming objects and carrying out commands for a little while thereafter . |
| 24 | For some minutes it smoked its pipe and did not speak , but at last it took the pipe out of its mouth , and said , ‘ So you 've changed , have you ? |
| 25 | And he removed his hat and discussed for some minutes the shortcomings of his wife Rita who had been in the land-army when they met . |
| 26 | For some minutes now she had been disturbed by the way Beth was pacing to and fro in front of the great fireplace , a deeply thoughtful expression on her face , and her whole manner one of extreme agitation . |
| 27 | He waited for some minutes , then , very quietly and carefully , he went back to the door of her dressing-room . |
| 28 | He feels justifiably bitter for some minutes . |
| 29 | When he was out of sight she crossed the great court to the gatehouse , passed by the open door apparently without a glance , and stood for some minutes in the gateway , looking along the Foregate , before turning back towards the guesthouse . |
| 30 | He gazed mournfully out of the window into Fleet Street for some minutes . |