Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [verb] long hours " in BNC.
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1 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
2 | We have worked long hours . |
3 | They had studied long hours , both of them , they had burned the midnight oil while munching their way through textbooks and qualifications , through overtime and late-night meetings . |
4 | This was more patriotic than wise because he had to work long hours and came home coughing ; you could smell the sulphur on his clothes . |
5 | He had worked long hours to acquire a complete understanding of the Plan and to learn Mark 's presentation word for word . |