Example sentences of "minute ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United States had hopes of at least twenty-five minutes ' warning of a nuclear rocket attack . |
| 2 | On May 6 Mother and I went the full complement of floors up to the very top of Telecom Tower , there to shake hands with Sir Dickie and to share a shuddering scaffolding ( I almost said erection — but I did n't ) with Michael Aspel , one of my all-time four minutes ' warning men . |
| 3 | As instructed , she gave Fen two or three minutes ' warning and felt the boat change direction and nudge the bank . |
| 4 | Each training session should begin with 5 minutes ' stretching , 5 minutes ' skipping and a 15-second circuit of the fitness determination routine ( see page 8 ) . |
| 5 | After a few minutes ' thought , he announced , ‘ I must reveal the truth , I suppose . |
| 6 | Collapsing down on to the edge of her bed , Fabia gave her situation several minutes ' thought . |
| 7 | Anyone who takes part must register as soon as he or she has completed 15 minutes ' exercise , between midnight tonight and 10.30pm tomorrow . |
| 8 | After some minutes ' browsing , Bragg threw a document over to Morton . |
| 9 | Another is at Lavenham , 10 minutes ' drive up the road . |
| 10 | Here , they can combine a professional career with the joys of rural living : Richard 's practice as a chartered surveyor is an easy eight minutes ' drive away , just long enough to ‘ listen to the traffic reports and think of all those people on the M25 ! ’ |
| 11 | The landlord , a fund of local knowledge , recommended a visit to Captain Cook 's house in the village of Staithes and a trip to the North York Moors steam railway — both a few minutes ' drive away . |
| 12 | They love walking the dogs on Bude beach , 30 minutes ' drive away . |
| 13 | No complaints here : the TV and shower were both in good working order ; and what an attractive , peaceful place to stay — only 45 minutes ' drive from Dieppe , and handy for visits to Rouen or Le Havre . |
| 14 | A few minutes ' drive from the NEC , M42 , M6 and Birmingham International Airport . |
| 15 | Mrs Zamzam 's land should have been only 25 minutes ' drive across the international frontier . |
| 16 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 17 | The excellent road system of the greater Belfast region means that Jordanstown is merely a few minutes ' drive from the capital , allowing students to take advantage of the social life and the living accommodation available in the city . |
| 18 | We started house-hunting and found the perfect place on a new rural estate within ten minutes ' drive of the café . |
| 19 | Witnesses have put the women at the Churchill Clinic , in Lambeth , south London , at that time — at least 11 minutes ' drive from Alison 's Wandsworth flat . |
| 20 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 21 | The Cricket St Thomas Wildlife Park , consisting of 1000 acres of land given over to ( amongst other things ) a working dairy farm , wildlife , a pets ' corner and an aviary for tropical birds , is only ten minutes ' drive away . |
| 22 | Blakey Ridge and Hutton-le-Hole with the outdoor Ryedale Folk Museum are at the heart of the moor , and only thirty-five minutes ' drive from the farm . |
| 23 | Zimbala 's main prison , La Tambier , was less than ten minutes ' drive from the centre of Habane . |
| 24 | A few minutes ' drive and we were taken into a building . |
| 25 | Local shopping and other amenities are close at hand and the sea is only a few minutes ' drive away , when the tide is in . |
| 26 | The house was only a few minutes ' drive away from the river . |
| 27 | All but four of the sports venues — boxing and volleyball in Liverpool , yachting in Pwllheli and shooting near Chester — would be less than 20 minutes ' drive from the village . |
| 28 | After a frantic few minutes ' chase the skua realises this is n't going to be cost-effective and breaks off to look for something easier . |
| 29 | The readings were taken on the right arm of the seated subject after a minimum of 10 minutes ' rest . |
| 30 | After 20 minutes ' rest baseline heart rate , QT interval , tremor amplitude , FEV 1 , and plasma potassium and creatine kinase myocardial isoenzyme concentrations were measured . |