Below you will find example sentences with "minutes remaining". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Minutes Remaining in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: remaining
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.6 words

Words in this phrase

minutes remaining

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • minutes can mean: plural of minute Common word
  • remaining can mean: present participle and gerund of remain Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

first half minutes remaining 1× than five minutes remaining the knight 1× under 2 minutes remaining the red 1× under six minutes remaining on the 1× under two minutes remaining and could 1× under two minutes remaining in super 1× with 10 minutes remaining 1× with 10 minutes remaining before sub 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a daniel cohen 1× albion weren t 1× although texas tech 1× aubameyang equalised with 1× before a miss 1× better yet for 1×

Common sentence endings:

10 minutes remaining 1× 18 minutes remaining 1× 2 33 remaining 1× 3 point attempt 1× by bates diop 1× consecutive free throws 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

two 8× first 6× free 5× four 4× run 4× lead 4× points 3× throws 3× quarter 3× throw 3× try 2× seven 2×

Related phrases

seven minutes twenty minutes seconds remaining last remaining remaining seed games remaining minutes apart

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around remaining:

seconds remaining 7× last remaining 6× remaining seed 6× games remaining 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

minutes apart minority leader minority groups minor scale minor league minor injuries

Just after it in the phrase index:

mirror group misdemeanor count miss teen miss universe miss world missile defense

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

minutes apart

Same ending:

seconds remaining last remaining games remaining

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "minutes remaining" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as first half minutes remaining, than five minutes remaining the knight, two, first and free stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with seven minutes, twenty minutes, seconds remaining, seconds remaining, last remaining and remaining seed, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with minutes remaining

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Better yet for Gloucester, it cut things to one point with four minutes remaining. (14 words)

UCR took a 52-51 lead with five minutes left in regulation and led by four with two minutes remaining. (20 words)

With four minutes remaining in the second frame, the Boilermakers began a 27-0 run that lasted more than nine minutes. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Salah, scoring his first in eight games, found the bottom right corner superbly on the break as Liverpool came from behind to lead 2-1 with 10 minutes remaining, before sub Jordan Henderson rounded off the win from close range six minutes later. (43 words)

Although Texas Tech broke the 10-0 run with a bucket from senior Fardaws Aimaq with under 2 minutes remaining, the Red Raiders could get no closer than the rest of the way, as Nowell sealed it with 6 consecutive free throws. (42 words)

The Clippers trailed by eight points with two minutes remaining in regulation, capping their game-tying comeback when Gallinari made three free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining after he was fouled by Marc Gasol on a 3-point attempt. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jason Qareqare’s try and Gareth Widdop’s subsequent conversion with seven minutes remaining gave the Tigers a third win of 2023, despite trailing by 10 points with 10 minutes remaining.

Hicks made a layup with three minutes remaining to cut the deficit to two with a pair of Emery free throws completing the comeback and tying the game at 50 with 2:33 remaining.

The Clippers trailed by eight points with two minutes remaining in regulation, capping their game-tying comeback when Gallinari made three free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining after he was fouled by Marc Gasol on a 3-point attempt.

David Arnott halved the deficit on 21 minutes, but Neil Arnott made it 3-1 with a couple of first half minutes remaining.

Both teams started strong but with 6 minutes left in the first quarter, jay intercepted a Vernon pass, leading up to jay scoring the first points with 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

With four minutes remaining in the second frame, the Boilermakers began a 27-0 run that lasted more than nine minutes.

Aubameyang equalised with 19 minutes remaining and although both sides had chances to grab a winner, in the end they had to settle for a point apiece after 90 minutes combining some stunning attacking football and error-strewn defending.

Salah, scoring his first in eight games, found the bottom right corner superbly on the break as Liverpool came from behind to lead 2-1 with 10 minutes remaining, before sub Jordan Henderson rounded off the win from close range six minutes later.

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But Matt Smith equalised on 62 minutes when he rose to head in Jack Robinson's long throw-in and Northern Ireland Under-21 international Smyth struck with 18 minutes remaining.

Ohio State trailed 12-5 with 13 minutes remaining in the first half, but went on a 12-4 run in seven minutes that was topped off by a two-handed dunk by Bates-Diop.

The Wolves went on a 7-2 run over the next three minutes to extend their lead to 76-70 with just under six minutes remaining on the clock.

UCR took a 52-51 lead with five minutes left in regulation and led by four with two minutes remaining.

According to the report, Simanic received a blow to the kidney area with just under two minutes remaining and could not continue the match.

A Daniel Cohen goal edged the Jackas back in front with four minutes remaining, before Jordan Bade-Kennett kicked the sealer with a mercurial snap from the boundary line, with 90 seconds to go.

Albion weren’t done however and with less than five minutes remaining the Knight brothers Jake and Alex combined well before passing to Taylor Buller who charged over for his second try of the match, which Devitt converted.

Although Texas Tech broke the 10-0 run with a bucket from senior Fardaws Aimaq with under 2 minutes remaining, the Red Raiders could get no closer than the rest of the way, as Nowell sealed it with 6 consecutive free throws.

Before a miss with two minutes remaining, Ashworth hit his 47th free throw in a row, setting a new Mountain West record.

Better yet for Gloucester, it cut things to one point with four minutes remaining.

Blicavs’ free throw after a driving layup pushed the lead to 33 with two minutes remaining in the quarter, as Canberra had no answers for the offensive juggernaut from Melbourne’s south east.

Bradberry was flagged for holding on the Chiefs’ JuJu Smith-Schuster on a play with just under two minutes remaining in Super Bowl 2023.

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