Example sentences of "[adj] for [num] minutes " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely she 'd only been asleep for five minutes at the very most ? |
| 2 | The lotus leaf needed to line the bamboo steamer for the Szechwan dish of steamed beef and rice flour was examined with interest , as were the ingredients used to make the rice flour — short grain rice , cinnamon bark , star anise and ‘ special ’ wild pepper — which were then sautéed dry for 15 minutes and ground into a semolina-type texture after the removal of the bark and anise . |
| 3 | In one group , the stomachs were immediately excised , while in the other group the stomachs were perfused with saline for 180 minutes after the perfusion of ethanol , and unless stated , before they were processed for assessment of injury . |
| 4 | When after the end of the 30 minute perfusion with ethanol ( 25% ) , the stomachs were perfused again with saline for 180 minutes , the extent of damage at the light microscopic level did not change compared with the damage measured immediately after ethanol administration ( Fig 2 ) . |
| 5 | Common to all experiments was that the stomachs were perfused with ethanol is saline for 30 minutes , after which the rats were divided into two groups . |
| 6 | After washing in phospate buffered saline the sections were covered with normal rabbit serum diluted 1:20 in phospate buffered saline for 30 minutes and kept moist . |
| 7 | Cells were harvested by incubation with 1 mM EDTA in tris buffered saline for 20 minutes and centrifuged at 1000 rpm for 10 minutes . |
| 8 | Similar extrusions were seen in two rats whose stomachs were perfused with saline for 60 minutes after ethanol . |
| 9 | In two rats whose stomachs were perfused with saline for 15 minutes after ethanol , many areas of the mucosa showed expulsion of damaged portions of the gastric glands ( Fig 1B and C ) . |
| 10 | So I went on to reciprocal for 10 minutes to seek a more friendly environment , which I did , and then set course again . |
| 11 | Alternatively the pie can be made well in advance and then warmed through in a moderate oven for 20 minutes , or microwaved on high for 5 minutes . |
| 12 | Add boiling water , stir , microwave on high for 7 minutes . |
| 13 | It is recommended that LIFESPAN facilities are made unavailable for 30 minutes before the shutdown so that any outstanding transactions may be completed . |
| 14 | It is recommended that LIFESPAN facilities are made unavailable for 30 minutes before a LIFESPAN shut down so that any outstanding transactions may be given sufficient time to complete . |
| 15 | Hold-warm puts the oven on a low power level to keep food warm for 15 minutes or more . |
| 16 | It turns itself off if you leave it untouched for five minutes , a feature sadly lacking on the GameBoy . |
| 17 | You have been good for two minutes . |
| 18 | About one in four reckon they 're good for ten minutes , though just under one in five admit to ejaculating in less than two minutes . |
| 19 | Soon everyone will be able to win an award and , as Andy Warhol predicted , we will all be famous for fifteen minutes . |
| 20 | You know , the ‘ Famous for fifteen minutes ’ type . |
| 21 | ‘ Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes , ’ he mused . |
| 22 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
| 23 | The rich and famous — and Kylie by now was both — will always be magnets for those disturbed characters like John Lennon 's slayer , Mark Chapman ; psychotics , infatuated with the darker side of Andy Warhol 's chilling message — everyone can be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 24 | She just said ‘ get out ’ — that was it , ’ he said on Radio 4 's Famous for 15 Minutes programme yesterday . |
| 25 | Ah well — they say everyone 's famous for 15 minutes ! |
| 26 | One of Elliott 's predecessors , Andy Warhol , said everyone would be famous for 15 minutes . |
| 27 | Take a stroll around your local bookstall and find them crammed with the life stories of the not-very-rich and famous for 15 minutes . |
| 28 | Bradshaw 's ribs were broken and he was unconscious for 45 minutes . |
| 29 | Single parent Keith , from Stockport , was unconscious for 30 minutes and is now undergoing tests . |
| 30 | On the team coach to away games when he was with Crystal Palace he could n't sit still for five minutes . |