Example sentences of "a few hours [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I think I obscurely felt relief that I would continue to live alone , to have at least a few hours of the day and night when I could try to regain one of my mixed-up selves .
2 The first organisms , which appear within a few hours of the pool forming , are bacteria , as well as tiny single celled plants and animals called algae and protozoa respectively .
3 Within only a few hours of the big bang , the production of helium and other elements would have stopped .
4 The process of counting is a proficient one and a sufficient number of results are usually announced within a few hours of the close of the polls to know which party has won the election .
5 The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai .
6 Visiting drivers to , after a few hours on the motorway , are hardly going to be looking for a zebra crossing on such a busy dual carriageway .
7 Sylvia comes from nine to five each weekday , and nurses are on duty between six and 10 every evening and for a few hours at the weekend .
8 Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore .
9 The daily body rhythms are timed similarly in different individuals , and in the same individual on different days , with regular differences of only a few hours between the timing of , say , the body temperature rhythm in ‘ larks ’ and ‘ owls ’ , for example .
10 Zurich is a city of squares , in many of which time seems to have edged forward by only a few hours since the Middle Ages .
11 You can teach other members of your family how to take care of the patient in this basic way , or professional ‘ babysitters ’ who can come in to spend a few hours with the patient so that you can get away .
12 However , Gibson had no experience on the Mossie and would have benefited a great deal from a few hours with the PFF Mossie Unit at Warboys — perhaps a couple of low-level bombing attacks on our bombing range .
13 The other set , belonging to Danaher , had little to smile about , even though he at least was able to , because a few hours before the kick-off he was finally ruled out of contention because of the knee ligament strain which had reduced his contribution over the eight-match tour to a couple of half-matches .
14 Indeed , MTB 74 , with her torpedo tubes on the foredeck instead of amidships , was ready for sea only a few hours before the raid , her crew having changed one of her five engines .
15 If possible , introduce the female a few hours before the male , so she can explore and settle in in peace and quiet .
16 We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts .
17 The city centre was cordoned off after fires were discovered in two stores a few hours before the Prime Minister , John Major , was to address a farmers conference 400 yards away .
18 Just a few hours before the verdict he told Central News that he believed the jury would find him not guilty .
19 Lithuania , fifth in the group with seven points from 11 games , are due to arrive in Dublin tomorrow lunchtime , a few hours before the FIFA deadline .
20 Snow settled for a few hours in the Dundee area , causing traffic problems .
21 The only monoplane I had flown was a few hours in the 3 A.A.C.U. Magister .
22 You can work full-time , part-time or for a few hours in the evenings .
23 He called a sudden halt to his crowded agenda at lunchtime and crashed out for a few hours in the adjacent chamber , throwing the timetable into disarray .
24 Most of the houses in the village were quite large , with shutters which were only opened for a few hours in the mornings ; if there was a breeze long lace curtains could be seen gently moving .
25 Already their affair was like marriage , with its own dispiriting routine , this shabby coming together for a few hours in the shabby office .
26 Most of 'em do n't get used more than a few hours in the year .
27 A protocell probably came into being a few hours after the formation of proteins .
28 Normally Rachel slept for a few hours after the feed and Carrie had made sure her husband knew what to do should the baby wake up before she got home .
29 However , a mother who is in contact with her baby immediately after delivery is much more likely to be able to do this than one who is not given her baby until a few hours after the birth .
30 I only know that he turned up a few hours after the accident and got into some row with the head copper .
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