Two and a half minutes elapsed before the rope was in Bartlett's hands.

Less than five minutes elapsed before the door of the room opened.

Several minutes elapsed before Roran could bring himself to stir.

Five minutes elapsed before Peterson could make out a faint dot in the sky.

By Harry's watch, five minutes elapsed before the man in the lab coat raised his head and declared.

Witnesses said about five minutes elapsed after the beating before an ambulance came.

Still, 16 minutes elapsed before I hit the first mile marker.

Indeed, the score was 20-8, with some five minutes elapsed in the game.

Another forty minutes elapsed before the radar operator had something new to pass along.

Lieutenant Gordon said up to eight minutes elapsed before help came.