Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] hour [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And after he 'd gone , and Isobel had returned to the newsroom to file all the dead stories and check the agency printers for the next hour 's updates ready to hand over to Jim , the late-shift newsreader , it briefly crossed her mind that maybe , just maybe , a rising star of journalism with her eye on the national media might have asked a couple of more searching questions . |
| 2 | The feeling was that Richards should have declared before he did as the last hour 's batting produced few runs , but when England set about playing out time , Larkins , having gone first ball in the first innings , lasted only one more this time . |
| 3 | After a few hours ' walking along the ridge we could clearly see Koitobos , one of the peaks surrounding the crater rim — a long , flat-topped buttress with a steep cone at one end , composed of large , dark brown , vertical columns . |
| 4 | After a few hours ' rest I had something to eat . |
| 5 | After a few hours ' driving , we stop by a small lake brimming with clear water which has tumbled down from the escarpment through dense forest . |
| 6 | In the middle of the afternoon , at the end of the six hours ' questioning , Mrs B was driven back through the dark , dreary day , and dumped outside her garage door . |
| 7 | The FTSE , which moved ahead almost five points in early dealing , fell sharply soon afterwards to be 7.9 down at 3051.1 after the end of the first hour 's trading . |
| 8 | The work has been quite hard , actually little short of the 24 hours ' teaching a week which I originally feared we might have to teach , but it 's a pity not to offer the course as we prepared it in Peking , complete with extra lectures , as there seems to be a great demand for anything we teach , which is understandable considering that it 's a chance of a lifetime for some of the teachers ; in fact , some have never spoken to a foreigner in their lives before ! |
| 9 | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ( ELCA ) accepted the award as recognition of the Protestant Hour 's new format . |
| 10 | Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day . |
| 11 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 12 | I collect a dozen or so from the dewy grass in the early morning and set off for a few hours ' chubbing , knowing I am going to catch several fish , providing , of course , the weather and water conditions are favourable . |
| 13 | Finishing the script , I would leave it for the typist and go home for a few hours ' nap until rehearsal time at two o'clock . |
| 14 | Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn . |
| 15 | There was both their backgrounds — a boy taken from a bleak past into a glorious future by a dedicated schoolteacher — and furthermore this acting business got him off duty , paid him as much cash as a miner 's weekly wage for a few hours ' easy work and had a satisfying tint of glamour … |
| 16 | A last cup of coffee and I left ; back to H and T's in time for a few hours ' fitful sleep ; then up and away , run to the station by Aunt Antonia . |
| 17 | Detective Sergeant Burgess went off to report to his Superintendent , and Redpath , who 'd been on duty since midnight , decided to try for a few hours ' sleep . |
| 18 | When we landed at Owi he had seventy gallons left — enough for a full hour 's flight throttled down . |
| 19 | They were maintained in a temperature controlled environment provided with a 12:12 hour light:dark cycle and given regular guinea pig food and tap water ad libitum . |
| 20 | The vertical distance between SS ' ; and SS measures the amount of tax being paid on earnings from the last hour 's work . |
| 21 | That person is a menace to everyone but he may well think that , in a few hours ' time , he 'll be back to normal and no harm will be done . |
| 22 | When Stan retired , he settled in Dornoch , the market town of Sutherland , close to excellent facilities , shopping and medical services ; but of far greater importance , within an easy hour 's drive of Scourie . |
| 23 | On the half hour CI outhalf Irwin reduced his deficit with a penalty to leave the scoreline 6–3 . |
| 24 | For example , they seem to survive on a few hours ' sleep ; they will report waking and getting up early ( often to the annoyance of their families ) ; sporting activities include frenetic games ( squash ) and/or strenuous single person sports ( running , swimming ) . |
| 25 | Club managers are now hoping they will be entitled to an extra hour 's opening when the clocks go back in October . |
| 26 | This was a currency reform , by which 50- and 100-rouble banknotes stopped , at a few hours ' notice , being legal tender . |