Example sentences of "[pron] take about [adj] hours " in BNC.
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1 | Just outside Ribeiro Frio the road is crossed by yet another levada walk , that to the right being a Particularly nice one to Portela which takes about four hours . |
2 | He was then taken outside and made to dig a grave in the rocky , frozen ground , which took about three hours , before sleeping in it for the night . |
3 | ‘ Also I do free estimates for people considering installing heating systems , which take about four hours each — including all the paperwork . |
4 | It takes about two hours to watch it |
5 | It takes about 2 hours to reach the top of the Hahnenkamm , but it 's worth it for the view . |
6 | It takes about three hours to make a basic card , but can take weeks to produce the more exotic patterns . |
7 | The Black & Decker Cordless Drill has hammer action , 10mm chuck capacity , its own charging unit ( it takes about 3 hours to recharge ) and weighs about 1.5kg . |
8 | The flight from London was quite tolerable — it took about 12 hours , but the plane was nearly empty , it being New Year 's day , and I could even try to get some sleep by lying full length across four seats . |