Example sentences of "for [art] [det] hours [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He had only been back for a few hours when company orders were posted showing that Colonel Hamilton wished to see Lance-Corporal Trumper at eleven hundred hours the following morning . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There wo n't be anything substantial from the labs for a few hours yet . |
| 5 | But for a few hours today there was hope . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | Oh I go down beach for a few hours really |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |