Example sentences of "[adj] hours and a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | What 's forty-eight hours and a good part of it taken up on the train ! |
| 3 | Instead , she channels the commitment he foresaw into publishing , putting long hours and a great deal of enthusiasm into work she obviously enjoys . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It took four hours and a long phone call to find the answer . |