Example sentences of "[art] [adj] hours [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most recent of course , is euthanasia it does n't draw the line at killing foxes I had this terrible vision in the early hours this morning , of Ron closing all our elderly persons ' homes , pushing all the old people out onto the street and the hunt with at its head hunting them down the countryside . |
| 2 | The MP wrote to Environment Minister Robert Atkins pointing out that although the men were retained firemen and the only hours that count are when they are ‘ on duty ’ , many have up to years of service under their belts . |
| 3 | Instead , I bought a number of computer magazines which I read into the small hours each night . |
| 4 | Windsurfing during the two hours either side of high water is ill-advised on most beaches in all but the lightest winds . |
| 5 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 6 | One arrived at the bedside of a total stranger , and inside of a few hours that stranger became not merely the most important person in the world , but one 's entire world . |
| 7 | For a few hours each day the HCI Captain keeps them occupied like a regular Mary Poppins with games excursions and rehearsals for junior showtime . |
| 8 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 9 | Could you come for a few hours each day , do you think ? ’ |
| 10 | I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ . |
| 11 | But most MEPs say the parliament should be in Brussels where they have their offices , and have signed a lease-buy deal on a £171 million debating chamber in Brussels which involves a legal obligation of annual rent of £16.7 million and will now be used for just a few hours each year . |
| 12 | When the tide springs up the shore the furthest , it also recedes the furthest — uncovering pools which may be accessible by foot for only a few hours each year . |
| 13 | Newly qualified nurses are expected to receive an orientation and induction programme appropriate to their appointments , followed by a consolidation period for a minimum period of three months , when it is recommended that a few hours each week be set aside for learning periods either with other newly qualified staff or as self-directed learning . |
| 14 | You could decide to work at a time when your partner or a friend is round to see the baby , or arrange for someone — a childminder or relative — to look after her for a few hours each week . |
| 15 | The 28,000 mile race could be settled within the space of just a few hours this weekend . |
| 16 | It takes two and a half hours each way . |
| 17 | Travel takes two and a half hours each way . |
| 18 | It would entail a coach trip of about two and a half hours each way . |