Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] hours ' [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But at last , after three hours ' hard work , all ninety-nine were on the ship , and the Fram went out to sea again . |
2 | But after several hours ' hard canoeing , when the Hokule'a was due west of the island of Lanai , in the channel known as Kealaikahiki , or ‘ The Path to Tahiti ’ , a vicious swell blew up . |
3 | When tested after two hours ' extra sleep , subjects performed worse on a vigilance task , although not significantly worse on a calculation task . |
4 | He spent the first three terms as a non-collegiate student ( a ‘ tosher ’ ) , preparing himself for Responsions by means of three hours ' daily tuition directed towards entrance scholarships to Balliol in November and Merton in January ( which he failed to win ) , and then to Lincoln College , which he won easily in March 1898 because of the mature quality of his style and approach in the general essay paper . |
5 | The new machines will cost only £50 more than current single-speed VHS models and in the long-play mode give up to eight hours ' playing time , instead of the normal maximum of four hours . |
6 | She was sentenced to 120 hours ' unpaid community work . |
7 | Until recently , volunteers in the CAB were required to commit themselves to four hours ' voluntary service per week . |