Example sentences of "[vb past] a few hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were women with shopping baskets and men in working clothes , the Evening Standard reported a few hours later , as well as a number of boys and girls . |
| 2 | Last night 's shooting occurred a few hours after the previous victim , a former Irish Republican Army man shot dead by the Provos for allegedly turning police informer , was buried in Belfast . |
| 3 | De Gaulle himself arrived a few hours later . |
| 4 | Having found a comfortable Gasthof in the suburb of Spitalhof , I passed a few hours wandering the old town . |
| 5 | By the time we reached the Ava Bridge it had stopped raining and having got across , we just lay on the ground and got a few hours ' sleep . |
| 6 | And the £24,000 motor did n't look so new when it was found scratched a few hours later in Gateshead , Tyne and Wear . |
| 7 | But after he had simmered down and contemplated his parlous financial situation , he returned a few hours later to accept Gilroy 's offer . |
| 8 | So then I spent a few hours quietly relaxing , until finally Posi reached the rendezvous point , reduced speed and gave the ’ spacecraft sighted ’ warning . |
| 9 | After the atmosphere that sparked between them whenever they spent a few hours together … ! |
| 10 | I spent a few hours at house in Delhi , before leaving on Sunday 28th November to catch the 03.45 flight to London . |
| 11 | When put to bed he appeared nearly lifeless and died a few hours after . ’ ) |
| 12 | Victor Frankenstein died a few hours after he had written his last word . |
| 13 | When the girl 's parents denied the engagement , the boy was beaten unconscious and died a few hours later in hospital . |
| 14 | After they left , the victim became ill and was taken to hospital where she died a few hours later . |
| 15 | Police believe he died a few hours after he was abducted . |
| 16 | Benjamin and I left Royston in the last week of November , when the days grew dark early and the sun disappeared a few hours after noon . |
| 17 | ‘ He escorted me to his lodgings , where he treated me with every kindness , and dried my clothes whilst I managed a few hours sleep . ’ |
| 18 | Next day I was a second rigger on a Vickers Victoria — a large troop carrier known as the " flying pig " because of its girth , The squadron had a general purpose role and just how general call be gauged by my first flight , which was only a couple of days later — to deliver a coffin-like box to RAF Shaibah near Basra , The journey only took a few hours , On arrival the coffin was decanted and refilled with ice and shark meat in exchange for the pork we had brought from the squadron pig firm . |
| 19 | He had a few hours anyway . |
| 20 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 21 | She still had a few hours of useful painting time left , but now she could not concentrate . |
| 22 | The police would have to be told about Zoe 's murder tomorrow , but tonight he had a few hours of peace . |
| 23 | So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning . |