Example sentences of "for [art] next [det] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trio were so utterly absorbed in each other for the next half hour that none of them noticed Rose Williams watching them from some little distance , her face screwed into a sour smile of bitterness and longing . |
| 2 | For the next half hour the rehearsals took on a sudden lift and everyone began to dare to try things out without feeling foolish . |
| 3 | It worked and for the next half hour she was able to quiz the woman whom she saw as having stolen her happiness on every aspect of her life . |
| 4 | For the next few hours , I was back on the road , passing flatbed trucks carrying huge , tapering logs like giant carrots with their tips chopped off . |
| 5 | For the next few hours , I walked in and out of Sligo , beside the swollen , roaring river , its many weirs , ruined mills and unexpected bridges . |
| 6 | I was conscious soon after , and for the next few hours was in a state of half-sleeping , half-waking , yet aware of the presence of a pretty young nurse , perhaps Thai or Korean , who alternated between giving me sips of water and jabbing a needle in my bum . |
| 7 | Watch the fish carefully for the next few hours — especially if there are other fish already in the tank . |
| 8 | For the next few hours they went among the high street shops , first searching through the shelves of Joseph Toms , Toys and Fancy Goods , for novelties , then looking among the tiny cupboards of Charles Weaver , Apothecary , sampling the sweet-tasting , harmless powders on their fingers and mixing the brightly-coloured liquids in beakers . |
| 9 | Our instructor took us off into the unknown for the next few hours , where we experienced ice , spring snow , powder and crud . |
| 10 | She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours . |
| 11 | ‘ I suggest that we try to put our differences aside for the next few hours and get on with the business at hand . ’ |
| 12 | But what I would like to do is to keep him here , just for the next few hours . |
| 13 | ‘ Look , Cand , are you going to tell me what the heck you 're talking about , or do I have to play riddle-me-ree for the next few hours ? ’ |
| 14 | But since we 're stuck to each other for the next several hours — ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Then I suggest we do the best we can for the next several hours . |