Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] for [det] [art] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few doors away I watched for half an hour through a film of sunlit flour motes as a small , soft mass of dough was miraculously spun and flung out to cover six-foot squares of sacking by two whirling , wizened old men . |
| 2 | I sat for half an hour outside the dining room like a pickle in a jam factory . |
| 3 | Nothing happened for half an hour so I asked where the nearest Young Women 's Christian Association hostel was . |
| 4 | Sometimes you long for half an hours |
| 5 | If you like a challenge — and the chance of a £5,000 prize to boot — The Key To The Kingdom ( Pavilion Books , £12.99 ) will keep you occupied for many an hour . |
| 6 | We stopped for half an hour in Reading to wait for a connection . ’ |
| 7 | Sultry singer N' Dea added : ‘ We played for half an hour , jumped in our van and got out fast . ’ |
| 8 | We gossiped for half an hour in the office and then walked up to the United Universities Club and had lunch . |
| 9 | In terms of prospecting , I usually do the training exhibition at the N E C every July , er , in eighty six , a man came onto my stand and we chatted for half an hour , he then said to tell you the truth I 'm not interested now , but I will be interested next May . |
| 10 | Then they meet for half an hour and get reconciled . |
| 11 | They talked for half an hour and suddenly upped and went . |
| 12 | They sat for half an hour in silence , turning the pages and scribbling notes . |