Example sentences of "in [adj] [art] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | In half an hour she felt a lot better , but I knew now it would be my job to see her safely down to the hut . |
| 2 | Small enough for a coach party to whip through in half an hour , but good enough to occupy the more patient visitor for an afternoon or more , the princely town house stands beside a broad pond in the heart of the city . |
| 3 | He once locked two visiting American soldiers inside the cathedral one evening and promised to come to let them out in half an hour but forgot to come . |
| 4 | I come now to what will be the first of many simplicities which I shall offer to you this afternoon ; for I am sure you already realise from what you know of my speakings and writings — and it will be all the more painfully obvious in half an hour 's time — that I am incurably simpliste . |
| 5 | See you in half an hour , then ? ’ |
| 6 | That grievous bodily harm thing was coming up at a special court this morning , but that ought to be all wrapped up in half an hour . |
| 7 | A local farmer 's son , Tom Shufflebotham , who was then 20 , charmed 511 worms out of the ground in half an hour . |
| 8 | It was not a likely story when she was due on stage in half an hour . |
| 9 | ‘ I shall be going to the shops in half an hour . ’ |
| 10 | Eventually we said , ‘ the people are already queuing outside the hall , the concert starts in half an hour . |
| 11 | Someone else got up to reply , with some indignation , and said that private individuals transported goods and passengers much more cheaply that the government could manage ; government garages were scrap-heaps for vehicles which any private individual could repair in half an hour . |
| 12 | A glance at her watch told her she would have to leave to catch a tram in half an hour . |
| 13 | ‘ Common mistakes are to feel they 've got to live near a beach , when they can in fact drive visitors there from many other areas in half an hour , ’ says Jonathan . |
| 14 | In half an hour it was all planned . |
| 15 | It is a report and valuation for mortgage and insurance assessment which is usually done in half an hour and consists of a general look at the property to see that it actually exists as described , and is not in a state of collapse or major disrepair . |
| 16 | Suggest that perhaps the meeting reconvene in half an hour after studying the material . |
| 17 | The Monsal Dale Viaduct was built in 1862 to carry the Midland Railway across the valley of the River Wye , so that , as Ruskin put it , ‘ every fool in Buxton can be in Bakewell in half an hour ’ . |
| 18 | At the end of the parade — almost at once — it was announced that ‘ Red Riding Hood ’ and her ‘ wolf ’ had been awarded first prize in the parade , and would the winner , Angela Norcroft , of the 3rd Shortfields Pack kindly come to the prize-giving tent in half an hour 's time for her prize — a bicycle ? |
| 19 | In half an hour of watching there are 360 five-second units . |
| 20 | Put it in the fridge to firm up for 2–3 hours and then remove and leave to set overnight : if you chill everything except the aspic in the freezer beforehand , the terrine will set in half an hour . |
| 21 | We have to change at Exeter in half an hour . |
| 22 | In half an hour , in eight overs , Hampshire were dismissed for 15 runs , their last scoring item being four byes . |
| 23 | They got Midnight down in half an hour , after Jess had fetched water for him to drink , and then had cleaned him as best she could . |
| 24 | In the old days he could 've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll be outside in half an hour . ’ |
| 26 | Baron Frankenstein stands in his laboratory quaking with anticipation ; in half an hour a lightning bolt will streak from the skies bringing life to the thing that lies on the slab . |
| 27 | After his car windscreen was cleaned five times in half an hour , Mel Smith has had enough … to write a hilarious sketch for the latest BBC series of Smith And Jones . |
| 28 | The first lecture was due to start in half an hour — time enough for what she had to do . |
| 29 | But you will find it unconquerable , the extremes , the ferocity , the apparent heartlessness , the hailstorms that can wipe out a crop in half an hour . |
| 30 | I must go , as David W is leaving in half an hour . |