Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] hours ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been able to have a couple of hours ' sleep here and there since the landings and , most important , I was able to move around more or less as I wanted to . |
| 2 | When he had finished visiting all the positions he returned to his base at Ballykinler in time to get a couple of hours ' sleep before briefing the helicopter pilots who were to fly in support of the checkpoint operation . |
| 3 | Go home , get a couple of hours ' sleep , clean up and get back here . |
| 4 | He may long to skip an afternoon 's school and play on the swings instead , but the thought of disapproving parents weighs more heavily than the thought of a couple of hours ' fun . |
| 5 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 6 | A couple of hours ' leisurely stroll would get him to the Georgian capital shortly before dusk fell . |
| 7 | You can stand back in practical terms , too — suggesting a couple of hours ' break for people to clear their heads , or that you finish early in order for people to think over proposals and reconvene in the morning . |
| 8 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 9 | He 'd managed to grab a couple of hours ' sleep in the cell since they 'd brought him in , but it was scarcely enough to refresh him . |
| 10 | The last revellers had finally been seen off at nine in the morning ; they and Margot had done some cleaning up before going to bed , though Ken had anyway had a couple of hours ' sleep between three and five , when he 'd fallen into a deep slumber on the wicker couch in the conservatory . |
| 11 | She felt tired and wondered if she might manage a couple of hours ' sleep before the train reached London . |
| 12 | " I 'm taking a couple of hours ' kip . |
| 13 | In a couple of hours ' time , the kids would be out of school and dogs would be out for their last daylight walks . |
| 14 | After tossing restlessly for half the night , she managed to get a couple of hours ' sleep , and woke up in the morning feeling very angry with herself . |
| 15 | We see Absolon submit to nature once more , when despite his reported courtly wakefulness in his desire for Alison ( 3373 ) , he decides upon a couple of hours ' nap before his waking and playing on the fateful night ( 3685 – 6 ) . |
| 16 | He could n't have had more than a couple of hours ' sleep . |
| 17 | Now and then , Kitty would volunteer to do a couple of hours ' work on the barrow , but once she had eaten her way through the day 's profits she would soon disappear . |
| 18 | He did a couple of hours ' work , and he got two free tickets to Canada . |