Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have almost no social life , free only when my disabled mother can manage my child for a few hours . |
| 2 | I have to drop the work on the catalogue and get into my studio for a few hours each day to carry further a painting which began as a request : it is called ‘ War Games ’ . |
| 3 | One must pay tribute to her dedication , and the gratitude of all connected with the Club , past , present and future is her due for the patient hours she has obviously spent in researching club records , the Henley Standard and personal reminiscences of many people who have been associated with the Club 's story . |
| 4 | If the bedroom you occupy is large enough to be turned into a comfortable bed-sitting-room , or if you have your own private sitting-room in the house , you can avoid trouble and confrontation by entertaining friends there , and that will be the end of it ; but if not , after a tactful explanation of your needs to your parent , you should get to the point of suggesting clearly that she might agree to retire to her room for a few hours sometimes when your friends come to the home ( after you have all shared a meal together first , if she wishes ) . |
| 5 | Betty and George found their support in the local day centre , Jill from a relative 's support group and Gladys through a care attendant scheme that relieved her responsibilities for a few hours each day . |
| 6 | Before , they used to count their breaks in the twelve hours , now their breaks are in their own time . |
| 7 | However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth . |
| 8 | Marc had dropped her off at her flat in the early hours with little more being said between them . |
| 9 | The baby-faced rapist knocked on her door in the early hours , claiming to be a neighbour who had locked himself out in the pouring rain . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In his mind 's eye he relived their love-making of a few hours before and the picture of Michael lying underneath him as he penetrated him rose in his mind . |
| 12 | The man , of no fixed address , was found collapsed in his cell in the early hours of yesterday . |
| 13 | On the day arrangements went smoothly and we were settling ourselves on the 1220 ex Llangollen when Colin appeared in person , having done his work in the small hours and put our visit ahead of his sleep ! |
| 14 | She wo n't be making midnight phone calls , she wo n't be turning up on his doorstep in the small hours . |
| 15 | Everything he owned just to have it in his hands for a few hours . |
| 16 | The 15-month-old boy 's screams woke his mother in the early hours . |
| 17 | In his brother 's flat in Kemp Town , Ron Barton , who had filed his copy in the small hours — ‘ Wife 's greeting sends Tories packing ’ — had fried himself a pig 's kidney , and was greedily rereading his copy . |
| 18 | The next time you hear a noisy 747 thundering over your roof in the early hours of the morning — you can smile and sleep well in the knowledge that the airline have just been fined one third of a landing fee , approximately £1,300 ! |
| 19 | " If we do n't start drying the hides now , dampness and the heat will destroy all our efforts within a few hours . " |