Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] few hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | I climbed into my sleeping bag and slipped from one dreamworld into another , waking a few hours later to drift down through birdsong in the cool forest to the jarring heat and bustle of Aviemore . |
| 2 | After the business of the day and the more important business of the evening meal , the inhabitants of Roziac were enjoying a few hours of leisure in the open air . |
| 3 | A tickling cough coming every few hours with increasing intensity . |
| 4 | So that he could find out just what environmental factors decide where and when individuals hunt for insect food , Jens Rydell , of the University of Lund in Sweden , drove once or twice a week along a 27km route through the countryside , in the south of Sweden , starting a few hours after sunset . |
| 5 | This happens when a man 's ordinary hours of duty are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and when one likes to look forward to spending a few hours with one 's family . |
| 6 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
| 7 | We 're well worth spending a few hours over this , I think . |
| 8 | The earlier row was over a decision by magistrates in Aylesbury to let two offendors wipe out a thousand pounds in fines by spending a few hours in police cells . |
| 9 | In Lobophytum species , the process is not particularly dramatic ; the polyps withdraw , the body of the animal will deflate , looking as though it has collapsed , and then when it takes in fresh water to stiffen up again , a thin , transparent layer of mucus can be seen detaching itself from the surface of the coral , to be swept away by water currents , the whole process usually taking a few hours . |
| 10 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 11 | After snatching a few hours sleep , the teenager breakfasted on cornflakes as she talked to her relieved parents , who sent a message of thanks to all those who had helped in the search . |