Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] hours in the " in BNC.
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1 | Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems . |
2 | You can work full-time , part-time or for a few hours in the evenings . |
3 | He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray . |
4 | Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving . |
5 | Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office . |