Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a few hour " in BNC.
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| 31 | If you do manage it then this brilliant collection of new maps will give you something to do tonight , at least for a few hours ! |
| 32 | ‘ Just as you 're going to have to endure being separated from Jeff every day — at least for a few hours , while we do our English lessons . ’ |
| 33 | I 'll be there for a few hours . ’ |
| 34 | It seemed , as her mother would have said , ‘ a crime ’ to waste a beautiful afternoon in a stuffy cinema , but she might be able to shed her troubles there for a few hours . |
| 35 | ‘ I had to get away from there for a few hours . |
| 36 | Microtus makes her nest underground in a burrow , so she can safely bring her young into the world when they are still at an early stage of their development , and then within a few hours , start on the business of producing the next litter . |
| 37 | To Henry , the idea of being cheered on as you croaked , by Elinor , Mr and Mrs Is-the-Mitsubishi-Scratched-Yet , his mother , her mother , Maisie and anyone else with a few hours to spare was almost completely repulsive . |
| 38 | At the weekends he can be anywhere within a few hours drive doing the job of a ‘ Sapper ’ the army 's word for a Military Engineer . |