Example sentences of "[prep] a few hours [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was sad to think that they had waited so long in England for this invasion of their homeland and after a few hours ashore so many of them had been killed or wounded , the dead now lying in a temporary grave in the corner of a Normandy orchard . |
| 2 | People will say , you know , this person , and they wo n't mention their names , after a few hours together , we start to get to grips with the nature of influencing , and the names start falling out . |
| 3 | Some were parents enjoying the luxury of a few hours away from their children , who were fully occupied with games and competitions at the miniclub . |
| 4 | His cider sodden mind was causing him to treat his beloved motorcycle in a way he would never have dreamed of a few hours before . |
| 5 | Often in the past he had tried to keep her in bed in the morning , but always she had pushed off his sleep-drugged advances with a brusque reminder that she had work to do , stubbornly shutting her mind to the tenderness of a few hours before . |
| 6 | Day by day , under the hot September sun , it wound its way steadily southwestwards , stopping for a few hours here , for half a week there , while Balboa attempted — in most cases , successfully — to make and consolidate friendships with the leaders of the tribes on whose lands he trod . |
| 7 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 8 | There wo n't be anything substantial from the labs for a few hours yet . |
| 9 | But for a few hours today there was hope . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | Oh I go down beach for a few hours really |
| 12 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
| 13 | When he realises that he has a migraine , my husband retires to bed for a few hours then spends the rest of the day in an armchair . |
| 14 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 15 | Day care schemes run by voluntary organisations and social services departments , to which older people can go for a few hours daily , are very helpful . |
| 16 | It was a time in 1941 that he will not forget as a few hours later fifteen year old Tom witnessed the ‘ Clydebank Blitz . ’ |
| 17 | Within a few hours more than 40 people had signed it . |
| 18 | It did look terribly empty , such a change from a few hours ago when music had filled the air and swaying bodies had danced and laughed and fooled about . |
| 19 | The German had intended to ride his Olympic gold medal partner , Walzerkoenig , on Saturday night until a few hours earlier when it was discovered that the horse 's off-foreleg was inexplicably swollen . |
| 20 | Moreover , they interpret a piece of music and make it their own , even if they have never encountered the given orchestra until a few hours before . |
| 21 | Until a few hours before , they had no idea where they would be going . |
| 22 | After all , up to a few hours ago , he never knew of my existence . ’ |