MINUTES in a Sentence
Learn MINUTES from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
402 example sentences for MINUTES, such as:
1. It happened a few minutes ago.
2. He was here a few minutes ago.
3. I shall follow in a few minutes.
4. They checked out ten minutes ago.
5. I just changed it ten minutes ago.
2. He was here a few minutes ago.
3. I shall follow in a few minutes.
4. They checked out ten minutes ago.
5. I just changed it ten minutes ago.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of MINUTES
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
minutes
n. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
n. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He will probably be here in a few minutes.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
2 The greeting between the lovers was warm, but brief, for minutes were precious, and there was much to be done.
3 When he finished we sat for some minutes in a stillness which was only broken by the scratching of Lestrade's pencil as he gave the finishing touches to his shorthand account.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
4 For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune.
5 I shall follow in a few minutes.
6 He gave his orders quickly, and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post.
7 But it was some minutes before they could fully take it in.
8 After a few minutes the men were seen to be running in all directions.
9 It went on for five minutes without stopping.
10 The gilt hands of the stable clock pointed inflexibly at two minutes to the hour.
11 Colonel Mayhew did not dispute the producer's right to skip two hundred years in less than fifteen minutes.
12 Mr. Utterson had been some minutes at his post, when he was aware of an odd, light footstep drawing near.
13 But now the ten minutes drew to an end.
14 He walked fast, hunted by his fears, chattering to himself, skulking through the less-frequented thoroughfares, counting the minutes that still divided him from midnight.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
15 She was still doing this, five minutes afterwards.
Example Sentence: (192 in 13 pages)
1 One afternoon, I grew bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes.
2 Add the tea leaves and leave to infuse for five minutes.
3 Add the onion and cook for three minutes.
4 Add an extra ten minutes to your journey time to allow for the traffic.
5 The jury returned an acquittal after only seventeen minutes.
6 It happened a few minutes ago.
7 He was here a few minutes ago.
8 They checked out ten minutes ago.
9 I just changed it ten minutes ago.
10 Allow the soup to simmer gently for ten minutes.
11 I don't wish to be rude, but I have another appointment in five minutes.
12 After a few minutes, he turned around and began to retrace his steps.
13 Photographs of the crime scene began to arrive within twenty minutes.
14 If they tell you to arrive at such and such a time, just get there a couple of minutes early.
15 He wouldn't last five minutes in the police force - it's far too tough for him.