Example sentences of "a few [noun pl] ['s] sleep " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a good meal , served by the Royal Navy , then a few hours ' sleep , I joined the others on deck as the South Coast of England came into view through the clearing mist . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all . |
| 4 | By the time we reached the Ava Bridge it had stopped raining and having got across , we just lay on the ground and got a few hours ' sleep . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | A few hours ' sleep , and he 'd come up fresh and begin to learn the system around here . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 9 | So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning . |