We found that only minutes earlier an elderly lady had came in.

我们发现就在几分钟前进来了一位老太太。

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As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete.

当我们离开的时候，我们发现就在几分钟前，一位老妇人在入口处摔倒了，她的头撞到了水泥地上。

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If only I had gotten up thirty minutes earlier.

我要是早半小时起床就好了。

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As the Moon's disc began to leave the Sun, it was light again, and birds, which had flown to their nests only minutes earlier, came chirping out again.

BBC: Under the Moon's shadow

Only 20 minutes earlier Franklin had swum in the 200-meter freestyle semifinals, qualifying for Tuesday's final.

CNN: Olympics: Young stars winning swimming golds

"He came on to the stage via a gondola, which had only been decided 15 minutes earlier, and he adored it, " he said.

BBC: Latitude Festival: Organiser says capacity may increase