Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [adv] a hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I read for about an hour . |
| 2 | And so I tell you we slammed the window down and just ducked for about an hour . |
| 3 | Nothing happened for about an hour . |
| 4 | They walked for about an hour before arriving at their destination . |
| 5 | Slowly and methodically , he worked for about an hour on his correspondence , which included a letter from one of their major customers . |
| 6 | They searched for over an hour , following at first some vague footprints in the smudged , dark liquid . |
| 7 | After a much interrupted speech that lasted for nearly an hour , he ended resoundingly : |
| 8 | The next Saturday , armed with my pocket money , I waited for about an hour before the cheap-jack came to the knives , which after a lot of spiel were offered for sixpence — all I possessed . |
| 9 | Back in his small room , Sandison lay down on the bed and slept for about an hour and a half . |
| 10 | Vitor slept for almost an hour and so did Thomas , but both of them awoke as they neared the outskirts of Lisbon , just in time , for now Ashley needed directions , and Vitor navigated them on to a bypass and north along minor roads . |
| 11 | ‘ Now that I 've eaten and drunk my fill it 's time for me to beat away , ’ he said after about an hour . |
| 12 | Glancing at his fob watch , he had at least an hour before Spencer returned with their mother to the family home . |
| 13 | We stayed for about an hour , then with the sisters ' greetings ringing in our ears rejoined our escort outside the walls and continued our journey . |
| 14 | We sat for about an hour waiting for the bargemen to wake . |