Example sentences of "[num] [prep] [num] hours a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the electric fireplace which the American public watches an average of six to eight hours a day ’ . |
| 2 | During the 95-day expedition , they trekked 10 to 13 hours a day . |
| 3 | IN THE Autumn of 1992 , Connecticut-based Turbine Engine Services [ TES ] brought a continuous electricity supply to an isolated town in Eastern Malaysia — the first location in that part of the country not to endure three to four hours a day of blackouts on a regular basis . |
| 4 | Coastal cities now experience about 200 to 400 hours of excessive smog annually , about half the amount recorded a decade ago , while inland cities suffer hazardous air pollution 600 to 800 hours a year , down by half . |
| 5 | From the sowing date onwards the plants remain in a controlled environment , with temperature 20°C , humidity constant and warm-white lighting at an intensity of about 40 Wm -2 for eight hours a day , darkness sixteen hours a day . |
| 6 | EGG production could not have been better in the new EC-regulation , stress-free perchery barn of Mr Tony Wilson-Brown on his Lincolnshire farm , when his 2,700 brown hens listened to Radio 4 for 13 hours a day . |
| 7 | Hall offered her a job , and there she stayed for two years working sixty to seventy hours a week and still commuting back to Blackheath , except on press night , which would go on all night , once a fortnight . |
| 8 | Ten to twelve hours a day is a good starting point , adjusting if too much light encourages algae or too little adversely affects the plants . |
| 9 | We worked ten to twelve hours a day , did a lot of material consuming and worked longer hours so we could consume more . |
| 10 | Regional task forces estimate , however , that the gap between the hours stipulated in most juniors ' contracts and the hours that they will actually work is about five to 10 hours a week . |
| 11 | His habitual amount of sleep had been five to seven hours a night , with a half-hour siesta in the afternoon . |
| 12 | I found myself working twelve to fourteen hours a day , barely coming up for air , and looking forward to finishing the book so that life could begin again — rather than enjoying the day-by-day process of writing , and living life to the full . |
| 13 | Only three housewives had paid domestic help at the time of the interview : two for six hours a week and one for five and a half hours a fortnight . |
| 14 | The smallest user estimated an average use of two to three hours a month . |
| 15 | The truly hyperactive child sleeps very little ( possibly only four to five hours a night ) , has an attention span obviously shorter than other children and behaves in a way that is chaotic rather than simply energetic . |