Another twenty minutes brought them to the other side of the hill high above the valley floor.
Several minutes of effort along that line brought no success.
The last few minutes had brought a subtle change in the wind.
Several minutes of drifting brought him to a point over a large stone keep.
Those minutes were bringing a threat to men of crime.
Ten minutes of walking brought him to an old clearing.
But I had no idea what the next twenty minutes would bring.
A few minutes brought them to the outskirts of the city.
Another five minutes brought her to the end of the path.
Each minute brought him and his family a bit closer to a meal.