Example sentences of "over [art] [adj] few hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simon Griffiths , a hospital spokesman , said last night : ‘ Mrs Barnett 's general condition has improved over the last few hours and her liver is functioning well . ’ |
| 2 | When a sergeant congratulated one section on the improvement in the language in the guard room over the last few hours when the field-worker had been present , one constable shouted , ‘ Fucking good job too , Sir ’ ( FN 2/2/87 , p. 6 ) , and the occupational culture of the station soon reasserted its typical forms of expression , which are widespread in all police forces and occupational cultures that are predominantly masculine and working class . |
| 3 | He thought back over the last few hours , the acknowledged relief of talking to Alice , the knowledge that nothing shocked her , nothing surprised her , that everything he did , if not right in her eyes , was judged by a different standard from the one she rigorously applied to the rest of her life . |
| 4 | Her emotions seemed to have undergone a deep sea-change over the last few hours . |
| 5 | She sat demurely on the edge of one of the room 's more nondescript-looking chairs , knowing that this Josie , whoever she might be , would be her key to success or failure over the next few hours and maybe even the coming days . |
| 6 | Cleo realised she was frightened , but if there was the slightest possibility she could catch sight of Inky 's shade , she was prepared to risk whatever might happen over the next few hours . |
| 7 | Over the next few hours , she thought she was succeeding in calming herself , but the superficial serenity proved fragile , shattering when she got home and found Luke comfortably ensconced in her lounge with a newspaper and some overtly erotic instrumental music playing softly in the background . |
| 8 | Over the next few hours , however , the latter were able to regain control of the situation and turn it to their advantage . |
| 9 | Superintendent if any other information had come to light over the next few hours would you have reconsidered the matter ? |