Example sentences of "hours go [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 During the-first round , some groups in the 144-strong field needed almost five hours to go round .
2 And it take twenty four hours to go round once .
3 We used to sit in the garden for hours going over her various plans to get married .
4 She had spent those long sleepless hours going back and forth over everything that had happened , every word they 'd spoken , everything she 'd seen , and at some point had come to realise that she 'd been wrong .
5 As the hours go by , it 's clear that neither Gilbert nor George is particularly miserable .
6 The hours went by
7 The hours went by and no one panicked , but they got cold and tired and dispirited .
8 Hours went by as I dragged my legs over the next few miles .
9 I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible .
10 Many hours went by , and then I saw your ship .
11 Many hours went by , and then I saw your ship .
12 Neither was she aware of the mumbled words that passed her lips as the hours went by , nor of the method he used to warm her when she started to shiver again .
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