Example sentences of "a few hours [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sad to leave the boat , we had made many friends despite the trip being only a few hours long . |
| 2 | I was obsessed by new clothes to the extent that I 'd lost interest in something if it was more than a few hours old . |
| 3 | He stated that in New York , regarding practical experience , the only bodies that trainee embalmers could obtain were unclaimed ones which had been refrigerated for months , and not just a few hours old , as is the popular myth in this country . |
| 4 | But the meeting was only a few hours old when the news broke that Winnie Mandela would face serious charges arising out of the murder in January 1989 of 14 year old activist , Stompie Moeketsi Seipei . |
| 5 | That 's what got to me : Miss Mallender only a few hours dead — and Morpurgo smiling . ’ |
| 6 | Three days into our trek we were only a few hours short of the first Zanskari hamlet . |