Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] hours [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both carriageways were closed for eight hours causing huge tailbacks . |
| 2 | Heat the liquid without the wool very slowly until lukewarm , then add the wool and take from 1–2 hours to reach simmering point from that stage , then simmer for 10 minutes . |
| 3 | UN officials said earlier they hoped to enter the settlement of Cerska within 24 hours to check Moslem claims that up to 1,500 sick and wounded needed to be evacuated from a Serb offensive . |
| 4 | He 's less interested in spending hours scowling sulky into his bedroom mirror and more fascinated by the rigorous training Method acting provides . |
| 5 | Work done outside normal hours means extra costs . |
| 6 | It took about four hours to raise full steam in the original boiler . |
| 7 | Rats received a 1 ml saline bolus through the duodenal line every 30 minutes for two hours to achieve full equilibration and to avoid any effects of laparotomy . |
| 8 | The rats received a 1 ml saline bolus through the duodenal line every 30 minutes for two hours to achieve full equilibration . |
| 9 | Doctors are keeping Tim on the life support machine for 24 hours to make sure the drugs have worked out of his system and have not ruled out all hope . |