Example sentences of "[verb] in a few hours " in BNC.

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1 It really took hold in a few hours .
2 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 !
3 The portrait was painted in a few hours without Modigliani stopping for a single minute . ’
4 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 . ’
5 Again my mind wandered from my polishing and back onto the job I would be doing in a few hours .
6 And the first deadline for applications for B T three shares expires in a few hours time .
7 Also , a truce between the Provisionals and British authorities was due to begin in a few hours .
8 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 … .
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