Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] hours ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 If there was one fixed rule in her life , it was to make sure that she had a regular eight hours ' sleep every night .
2 That meant she had a good eight hours ' start before anyone need even think about her absence .
3 The pubs did n't shut until eleven o'clock so we would have a good three hours ' fun .
4 Livings took a bare two hours ' sleep that night .
5 Leith gathered up her bag , her thoughts already on getting home and trying to get a full eight hours ' sleep so as to be sharp for work in the morning .
6 After a restless few hours ' sleep , Fabia awakened to daylight and the concrete knowledge that for her sister 's sake she could not accept defeat on that interview issue .
7 For an extra two hours ' shift , well I suppose we can just afford it , can we ?
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