Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [adj] [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Detectives are applying to magistrates for permission to hold them for a further 24 hours . |
| 2 | I 've been trying to get hold of you for the past two hours ! ’ the man exclaimed harshly as he stared down at Laura , who was gazing back at him as though she 'd seen a ghost . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've been waiting for you for the past three hours , pacing the corridors , wearing out the carpet . |
| 4 | If he is taken to court , detectives can apply for permission to question him for a further 24 hours . |
| 5 | Pain relief is important in myocardial infarction , but let that not be an excuse for filling a patient with opiates and then forgetting about him for the next 2 hours as he quietly rots his myocardium in some corner of the accident and emergency department . |
| 6 | Subconsciously he must have been expecting something like this : his first reaction was not surprise but an intensification of the dull misery which had enveloped him for the last 24 hours . |
| 7 | The numbing stupor got her through the next few hours . |
| 8 | The thin , pitiful cries were somehow unearthly when they waked him in the dark small hours . |
| 9 | Apply it with a roller in a thin , even coat and let it dry without disturbing it for a good 24 hours . |
| 10 | Lesley 's family , colleagues and friends were praying she would make it through the first critical hours . |
| 11 | The owner says he will sell at that price , but only if Fred collects the car and pays for it within the next 2 hours . |
| 12 | ‘ I did n't think of anything for a good few hours , ’ he admitted throatily . |