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What does 'fetch' mean and is 'object to' followed by a gerund? | Hi Alan, thanks a lot for your help!
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Five minutes are up or five minutes is up? #1 (permalink) Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:51 am   Five minutes are up or five minutes is up?		  
What isthe right grammar for the following expression:

Our five minutes are up... or.... Our five minutes is up?

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Is/are #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:57 am   Is/are		  
Both make sense. If you are thinking of just the period of time, it would be is up. If you are paying great attention to the exact number of minutes, then it would be are up.
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