Example sentences of "it [verb] [adv] [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rushing , rushing , traffic from morning to night : it goes on twenty-four hours a day . |
| 2 | Situated in Hind Cove , it takes over two hours to reach from Wasdale . |
| 3 | It takes about two hours to watch it |
| 4 | It takes about 2 hours to reach the top of the Hahnenkamm , but it 's worth it for the view . |
| 5 | It takes about three hours to make a basic card , but can take weeks to produce the more exotic patterns . |
| 6 | The Black & Decker Cordless Drill has hammer action , 10mm chuck capacity , its own charging unit ( it takes about 3 hours to recharge ) and weighs about 1.5kg . |
| 7 | It took nearly two hours to get the pony out on to solid ground , but when they had done so and he was examined , Farmer Yatton was able to tell the thankful Angela that her pet had come to no real harm . |
| 8 | The flight from London was quite tolerable — it took about 12 hours , but the plane was nearly empty , it being New Year 's day , and I could even try to get some sleep by lying full length across four seats . |
| 9 | Even if you go to a great party with some friends and it lasts only three hours , so what ? |
| 10 | Well , half fiveish normally , cos because you had to make your own round up , mark the papers and then , say , six o'clock and it lasted possibly three hours , you just in time for you to get to school for probably ten past nine . |