Example sentences of "[verb] in a [adj] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abnormal hypoxaemic episodes were considered present if more than three desaturations to <=80%; for >=54; seconds with apnoeic pauses occurred in a 12 hour hospital recording ( 95th percentile in healthy infants ) or if there was any desaturation to <=80%; for >=4; seconds which was unassociated with an apnoeic pause — that is , when the onset of desaturation began >12 seconds after the onset of any pause . |
| 2 | It really took hold in a few hours . |
| 3 | The baselines may amount to no more than the total number of times each behaviour is noticed in a one hour session every day for a week . |
| 4 | The meeting has already attracted great interest from smaller nations which will be sending teams to the Olympics , and they will be accommodated in a one-and-a-half hour ‘ warm-up ’ before the principle events get under way at 7.30pm and are beamed out live to a world-wide audience by Screensport . |
| 5 | He told the sombre truths of the lighthearted , betraying in a casual hour what was never intended to be shown . |
| 6 | Most appreciated this and said that , provided the timing and subject of the course were right , they could fit in a 6 hour course . |
| 7 | I be they 've never played Turrican or Creatures otherwise they 'd be gobsmacked , especially the console owners who pay about £40 for games that can often be completed in a few hours ! |
| 8 | The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’ |
| 9 | It will have to be the shortened version , I 'm afraid , but you 'll be surprised how much we can cover in a few hours . ’ |
| 10 | As George grovelled at his feet , Charles , resplendent in full armour , publicly condemned him : Why did you have to ruin your own church , to lose in a single hour all that your predecessors acquired ? |
| 11 | Again my mind wandered from my polishing and back onto the job I would be doing in a few hours . |
| 12 | And the first deadline for applications for B T three shares expires in a few hours time . |
| 13 | In the group with two children Jill Duffy puts in a 105 hour week : of the forty she is the most industrious . |
| 14 | Also , a truce between the Provisionals and British authorities was due to begin in a few hours . |
| 15 | A little lower , a white dart seared across the top of the sky , outrunning the night , overtaking the sun , crossing in a few hours an ocean that was once the edge of the world … . |
| 16 | Discussing a character and finding an outline of what is required in a half hour tutorial can save a lot or time on a tight rehearsal schedule . |