Example sentences of "[prep] several hours [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For several hours they appeared to make little progress ; they were traversing a barren region of fine sand and yellowish clay , broken only by a few stunted , prickly bushes . |
| 2 | For several hours we would be transported via the newsreel to the exotic East , where American soldiers were valiantly fighting the red , or was it yellow peril , and then to the Wild West , where Hoot Gibson or Eddy Dean would be showing cattle rustlers or unfriendly Indians ‘ what America stood for ’ . |
| 3 | For several hours we explored the island , two humps of rock , spectacularly eroded , joined by a narrow ridge . |
| 4 | For several hours she had hidden in the service area , biding her time , finding her courage again . |
| 5 | For several hours I accepted this absurdity . |