Example sentences of "the [adj] [adj] hour ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of the two sub-units of the British contingent manning the BZ ( Buffer Zone ) has sent in a sitrep detailing the previous twenty-four hours ' activity in the BZ . |
| 2 | These new agreements obliged both countries ' navies and air forces ( i ) to give 14 days ' advance warning , instead of the previous 25 days , of large military manoeuvres within 80 miles of the coasts of Argentina or of the Falklands Islands and other UK possessions in the south Atlantic ; and ( ii ) to give 42 hours ' notice for permission for combat vessels to approach within 15 miles of either coast , to be arranged by mutual agreement , instead of the previous 48 hours ' notice to approach within 50 miles . |
| 3 | All-year-round protection costs £60 , and that covers the cost of the call-out , the first two hours ' labour and up to £10 of materials on each job . |
| 4 | We have therefore included in the cost of your holiday insurance protection : after a 12-hour delay at the start of your holiday , you have the right to cancel and get a full refund of all the money you have paid us , excluding insurance premiums — or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12- hours ' delay : for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £100 per person in total . |
| 5 | On average you get a maximum of £60 — £100 , paid in instalments after the first 12 hours ' delay . |
| 6 | or , if you continue on your holiday , we will give you £20 compensation for the first 12 hours ' delay ; for each subsequent 12-hour delay we will give you a further £10 — up to a maximum of £60 per person in total . |
| 7 | Rather a dreary , grey looking place not very eye catching to me but that did n't matter the next eight hours ' driving did . |