Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adv] a hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet from 10.15p.m. the line bites began and bream had been rolling steadily along the familiar route for almost an hour . |
| 2 | They also acknowledged that operators had initially delayed taking action for nearly an hour , in the belief that a gauge which showed an increase in radioactivity in the secondary system might be giving false readings . |
| 3 | In apparent agreement with this idea , some subjects appeared to benefit from continual advances of their sleep/wake rhythm ( as though they were continually flying eastward ) or by being woken temporarily at about four o'clock in the morning to receive a burst of bright light for about an hour . |
| 4 | In particular , did the regime permanently change their patterning of sleep , as well as reducing their sleep requirement by over an hour ? |
| 5 | Turn it into an oiled bowl , cover with a polythene bag and leave in a warm place for about an hour or until the dough has doubled in size . |
| 6 | I stayed there for some time and looked at the castle , and then I walked on through the forest for about an hour . |
| 7 | Mrs O had been chatting to a close friend for over an hour . |
| 8 | The sample is periodically agitated in the water for over an hour before being washed through 2 mm and 0·063 mm stainless steel meshes using wash bottles containing dispersant solution . |
| 9 | This held up the whole meeting and finally it was decided to postpone the event for over an hour , so we all left the track . |
| 10 | Er , very , very difficult er on each occasion after about an hour er we were approached by people , knocking on the windows of our cars , asking us what we were doing . |
| 11 | Both involved a delay of about an hour , and in the second case an officer was forced to go in a staff car to attend the patient . |
| 12 | — Mr Coghill finished his cross examination on Thursday night with just an hour to spare before he was due at a public meeting in Middlesbrough . |
| 13 | Cos it 's in side roads , so that 's an hour-and-a-half okay , you could we waiting for your train for about an hour so that 's two-and-a-half hours |
| 14 | Michael Banks struggled on game for about an hour , but then snatched out his ear-piece and said , ‘ I 'm sorry , loves . |
| 15 | However , if we choose , we can continue the debate for nearly an hour and a half . |
| 16 | Most people got some informal care , and three-quarters had someone who spent on average at least an hour a day doing things with them or on their behalf . |
| 17 | They continued on their journey for nearly an hour without another word . |
| 18 | Of Ben Jones there was no sign and Hari sighed , she could hardly blame him for not waiting , she had been in the theatre for over an hour . |
| 19 | Lt. Stirling injured his spine and also lost his sight for about an hour . |
| 20 | I have been sitting in this armchair for about an hour . |
| 21 | Had he missed the cut , Woosnam would not even have had that to watch on Saturday , since the network went off the air with about an hour 's play left in a move that would have angered Great Britain . |
| 22 | As I put on a plaster in here an hour ago , I wondered if I 'd left it on that shelf above the sink . |
| 23 | " Stopping a ship for even an hour or two — a matter upon which the winning of a battle might depend — might mean the loss of the lives of some of their brave fellows on land or on the sea . |
| 24 | The woods were extensive and the two men had been walking about the property for over an hour . |
| 25 | Meg sat over her letter for nearly an hour , crossing out line after line , and neatly copying her final version like a schoolchild . |
| 26 | Our filming will involve exterior shots only and I would anticipate that we will be at Jodrell Bank for about an hour . |
| 27 | Turn into the pie dish and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour . |
| 28 | ‘ Well for one thing at least an hour 's past since you said you would and you have n't yet . ’ |
| 29 | She 's in at the hostel at least an hour before she starts . |
| 30 | He had been making progress that way for almost an hour . |