A minor wake-up call came in the form of a volley of abuse and spit fired off a balcony by a group of boys as a small party of us arrived at a local pizzeria, although whether this was because we were part of the queer extravaganza or simply because they were gobbing enthusiasts wasn't clear.
Her mind went back to August, when she went for a simple knee procedure to deal with some minor pain, and woke up having had a serious operation that turned her four-week rehabilitation into a four-month recovery.
Gogol's nasal fixation is given full play in The Nose, in which a minor government official wakes up to find only a smooth patch of skin between his eyes and his mouth.
The photographer and I trail in their wake like minor officiants.
Very few other riders were out and about — possibly because it was Sunday, or perhaps because there had been a minor exodus in the wake of the avalanche.
Evening Standard, October 7 1998 "Cherie has many excellent qualities, but once she goes to sleep, it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her up".
Cherie has many excellent qualities, but once she goes to sleep, it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her up".
You see these take friends and family members and gradually, almost without noticing, you find yourself worrying far less about things going perfectly, or about minor mistakes in your wake.
It may seem a minor matter in the wake of this referendum to say that our political parties are failing in their historic mission, but we would not have arrived here were they not doing so.
As befits media darlings, the Strokes have been involved in a minor controversy: in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks, a song titled "New York City Cops" was pulled from the album as a result of a chorus ("New York City cops / They ain't too smart") that suddenly lost its insolence.
Strong winds, tornadoes and torrential downpours left broken trees, damaged buildings, and minor injuries in the wake of the storm.
