Example sentences of "a few hours [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ca n't a woman get a few hours sleep of an after-noon ? ’ the slattern inquired of Didier . |
| 2 | Within a few hours drive of Gwent , for instance , lie some fascinating areas — the Forest of Dean , formerly a major coal-producing area ; Snowdonia , where the evidence of centuries of quarrying and mineral extraction is heaped everywhere ; Pembrokeshire , where pretty fishing villages once exported coal , and Cornwall where mining was once a much bigger earner than cream teas . |
| 3 | Only a few hours drive from Glasgow to a world of serenity and tranquillity . |
| 4 | In a few hours time in Toronto Lynn Gibson will be racing for Britain in the 800 metres … |
| 5 | With excellent huts only a few hours walk from our tent and the possibility of traversing passes between them , we were spoilt for choice . |