Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] hours ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stimulus of the Commander 's benzedrine tablets was wearing off as he swam out to sea after three hours ' creeping and sliding around the beach , and now , his senses dulled by a chilling exhaustion , he felt the first pangs of doubt : would Roger Courtney see the flickering torch among the waves before an enemy patrol boat caught sight of it ? |
| 2 | But at last , after three hours ' hard work , all ninety-nine were on the ship , and the Fram went out to sea again . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | When tested after two hours ' extra sleep , subjects performed worse on a vigilance task , although not significantly worse on a calculation task . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She was sentenced to 120 hours ' unpaid community work . |
| 8 | Until recently , volunteers in the CAB were required to commit themselves to four hours ' voluntary service per week . |