Example sentences of "[pron] take about [adj] hours " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 . |