Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many agencies have tried to argue that using temporary workers can be cheaper than using permanent staff , because the employer pays only for the hours he needs and because the non-wage labour costs of agency workers are lower . |
| 2 | All through the hours of dusk he crouched beneath an overhang of bushes under the broken edge of the plateau on which the church stood , and listened to the comings and goings above his head , where the garrison of Parfois boiled with agitated preparations for its lord 's home-coming . |
| 3 | It would then be regarded as the property of the Company who were then permitted to run cars over it , only between the hours of 9.00 p.m. and 9.00 a.m . |
| 4 | Two more subjects then repeated the 90-hour vigil , and similarly became extremely sleepy , especially during the hours between midnight and noon , reviving somewhat during the afternoons . |
| 5 | In situations where public transport arrangements can not be adjusted to suit the needs of the staff , then it might be worth considering the provision of health authority transport , especially during the hours when public services are greatly reduced . |
| 6 | It 's not a matter of distancing yourself , I would stress that — cricket is a very emotional game which stays with you long after the hours of play — but it is a matter of being able to get everything into a context . |
| 7 | She sometimes pointed out , though not aggressively , that Jed 's hawk Abelard on its perch in the bicycle shed screeched incessantly during the hours of daylight . |
| 8 | But although I relaxed a little in the hours I spent with them , I never really felt comfortable — and at all times I felt compelled to keep eye contact … and a small notebook strategically placed . |
| 9 | Juniors must be paid appropriately for the hours that they work : if they are getting only three hours ' rest at night they are working the equivalent of a partial shift and should be paid accordingly . |
| 10 | A major responsibility , particularly in the hours following the blast , was to help reduce panic by providing as much information as possible concerning the dead and injured , and those who were missing or left homeless . |
| 11 | Experiments in which sleep was taken at different times have shown that REM sleep is very little affected by external factors , with most REM activity in the hours between 8 o'clock and noon , and least in the hours just before midnight . |
| 12 | The stories of what it was like there in the hours that followed , and of the lingering deaths of 31 of the most exposed people , make the hair stand up on the back of your neck . |