Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] for [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is a widower , with no family and few interests outside the hotel : as a result , he is prepared to work for long hours and generally acts as night porter during the week . |
| 2 | This lasted for four hours , from right in the morning until a little after noon . |
| 3 | It is not uncommon to wait for 5 hours for the result to be obtained . |
| 4 | Senior officers have an exclusive say for thirty-six hours and thereafter an influential say before magistrates on how long a suspect should be kept in custody . |
| 5 | CIOB , CIBSE and RICS all look for 20 hours per year , while the RTPI expects 25 hours . |
| 6 | Leave them all to dry for 24 hours . |
| 7 | If it gets into your eyes , you may be unable to see for several hours . |
| 8 | The total ban on all vehicles including cycles will run from 10.30am to 4pm and they stressed disabled drivers who get into the area before 10.30 would be able to stay for three hours before driving out . |
| 9 | The experience left him unable to move for ten hours . |
| 10 | The blood glucose level checked by the practice nurse or diabetic clinic is perhaps just in single figures but with close questioning the patient has had very little to eat for several hours . |
| 11 | Five other people — three of them women — were injured , including a man of 19 trapped for four hours . |