Example sentences of "[adj] hours and [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It 's 2030 hours and the postal orderly struggles on .
2 Unemployment payments led to increased government spending and the trades unions wanted to tackle West Germany 's problems by higher wages to stimulate demand , and shorter hours and a lower retirement age to ease unemployment .
3 What 's forty-eight hours and a good part of it taken up on the train !
4 Instead , she channels the commitment he foresaw into publishing , putting long hours and a great deal of enthusiasm into work she obviously enjoys .
5 Another cliché that persists is that chefs work in contract catering only to avoid long hours and the tough competition of hotel and restaurant kitchens .
6 The seal is broken and the tube worn on the clothing of the operator for at least two hours and a simple calculation made to ascertain the ppm of the gas during that time .
7 It took four hours and a long phone call to find the answer .
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