Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] long hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors could buy the much needed equipment , they would n't have to work such long hours , there would be no need to close down wards , aye or even hospitals . |
| 2 | However , the text file describing the circuit requires some long hours studying the manual . |
| 3 | It was not always easy to concentrate , as distant explosions and nearby arguments in Arabic disturbed our peace , but it was something to help pass many long hours . |
| 4 | Many of the child workers at the mine , suffering as they did such long hours and the effect of the physical demands of their labour , would be constrained from attending evening classes . |
| 5 | We were to spend many long hours exploring his meticulously catalogued treasury , practising the identification of species from our slim reference books on flora and malacology . |
| 6 | His mother had said that it was all very well to mock but she had stood many long hours at auctions all over the city finding the right pieces . |
| 7 | Peter Hall said : ‘ We had 13 long hours of negotiation last week with AEEU officials , myself and two colleagues from the United States . |
| 8 | ‘ I feel unhappy visiting your parents/lonely when you work such long hours . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Apart from burn-out , working such long hours ca n't be good for you . |
| 10 | The only thing you can say , you know , do you mind if I ask you , sh it 's bugging me by working these long hours will I be getting any more money ? |