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| Subject | English | Russian |
| product. | a few minutes before | за несколько минут (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| gen. | a few minutes before the kick-off | за несколько минут до начала (The concert was slated to begin at eight-fifteen, and a few minutes before the kick-off, my own little effort not being billed till after the intermission, I wandered in and took my place among the standees at the back, noting dully that I should be playing to absolute capacity. (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | he appeared a few minutes before the end of the party | он появился за несколько минут до окончания вечеринки |
| Makarov. | he reported for work a few minutes before the night shift went on | он явился на работу за несколько минут до начала ночной смены |
| Makarov. | the reporter stopped for only a few minutes to telephone his story in before rushing home | репортёр остановился лишь на несколько минут, чтобы продиктовать по телефону свою статью, и потом бежать домой |
| gen. | there remain a few minutes before six | до шести остаётся несколько минут |