Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] only a few hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | A thousand feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be — especially with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand . |
| 2 | Just 1,000 feet on the QNH in solid cloud and driving rain ‘ somewhere near Maidenhead ’ is not a good place for a young pilot to be , especially one with less than eighty hours flying time , no ratings , and in an aeroplane flown for only a few hours beforehand ! |
| 3 | It has previously been shown that infiltration of lymphocytes in the submucosa occurs within only a few hours after gliadin challenge . |
| 4 | Nor did they make any serious efforts to derive income from a huge fixed asset , which was used for only a few hours a week . |
| 5 | It was after ten o'clock , and he would be quite right to disapprove , if it were n't for the fact that , in spite of appearances , she had slept for only a few hours last night . |
| 6 | Money at call is money which can be withdrawn at only a few hours ' notice . |
| 7 | The seizure of Oslo was delayed by only a few hours , just long enough for the king , his ministers and most of parliament — the collective personification of constitutional legitimacy — to evade capture . |
| 8 | By contrast , some of the smallest features seen have lasted for only a few hours . |
| 9 | Officers expect to strike for only a few hours , and Association leaders will meet later this week to finalise the details . |