Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The effect of this is noticeable on people from hotter climates who have siestas ; they are able to work into the early hours of the morning without feeling fatigue . |
| 4 | He was to come in the small hours , . |
| 5 | In fact my whole being was permeated by the leaden-armed pervading weakness one feels when forced to work in the small hours . |
| 6 | Whoever sowed the seed , the conference was due to meet within a few hours . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | to scratch in the small hours : |
| 9 | Ministers were pleased at progress made on the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill through the previous night after the Liberal Democrats had supported the Government 's wish to sit into the small hours . |
| 10 | Although she had n't expected to , she actually managed to sleep for a few hours that night . |
| 11 | Being keen-sighted created , we are designed to be alert during the day and to sleep through the dark hours . |
| 12 | In Parma the Germans and Fascists began to leave in the early hours of the morning . |
| 13 | She did n't ever get to sleep until the early hours now and she woke up heavy and lethargic . |
| 14 | More than one of them remarked on how pleasant it was to return to base in the early hours , cold , cramped and tired out , to see our welcoming smiles as they called in at the office on their way down to the Mess , even though they had probably only called in to tear us off a strip for having given them a rotten weather forecast . |
| 15 | They refused to open the gate , and became aggressive , so I was forced to pay for the extra hours parking . |
| 16 | Leave to dry for a few hours . |
| 17 | Allow to dry for a few hours before painting with gold food colouring . |
| 18 | Leave to dry for a few hours or overnight . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | But what really was to happen after the forty-eight hours ? |
| 21 | Also , a truce between the Provisionals and British authorities was due to begin in a few hours . |
| 22 | Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit . |
| 23 | It was one of those Made-in-the-Fifties horrors bought up in bulk by the television studios to show in the early hours of the morning to night-workers and insomniacs like Preston , and it pandered to all his worst fears and fantasies about the London underground . |