Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] hours [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was wondering how he was going to slip out for a few hours without alerting his mother . |
| 2 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 3 | Neither the SOC forces nor the guerrilla forces made significant gains in terms of control of territory during August ; the SOC forces on the whole maintained their positions , while the guerrillas continued to launch attacks and hold positions for a few hours before retreating . |
| 4 | Often the Phantasms — daemon-masked , each dabbed with different costly scents , and gowned in luminous silk appliquéd with lascivious emblems — would bomb around the broad upper avenues on their jet-trikes , and through almost deserted midnight malls , seeking stylised mayhem with another brat gang or hunting for an odour bar or an elegant brothel which they could take over for a few hours before fleeing just ahead of a Judge patrol . |
| 5 | And within a few hours of taking it , that 's when this happened to me . |
| 6 | Also in the house were two children , no doubt lucky to be alive , as Mrs Dyer usually despatched her charges within a few hours of receiving them . |
| 7 | And within a few hours of meeting 25-year-old Chris , Heather agreed to spend the rest of her life with him . |
| 8 | Within a few hours of becoming queen Anne wrote to the Dutch States-General setting out the basis of her policy . |
| 9 | WITHIN a few hours of arriving in Cape Town yesterday morning , the Scotland squad had a training and nets session at a local boys ' school where the facilities were superb . |