Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for [adj] [art] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | And getting to it can mean one man hauling himself through a two-foot tunnel for half an hour in six inches of water . |
| 2 | raw onion rings ( soaked in cold water for half an hour if possible ) |
| 3 | On reaching the snowline , the weather deteriorated and after crunching knee-deep through frozen drifts for half an hour , we decided discretion was more sensible than ill-considered valour and made our way back down . |
| 4 | Witnesses say Mr Murphy was given no medical attention for half an hour while police waited for an ambulance to arrive . |
| 5 | The Time report confirmed that moderate brisk walking for half an hour three to four times a week is all that is needed to provide protection not only from cardiovascular disease and cancers , but also against death from a wide range of other causes . |
| 6 | The gun crews on its roof fled , and the commandos doubled on to the bridge ( 'G' ) across the Old Entrance lock into the submarine basin , holding this exposed position for half an hour under fire from 20mm guns on the roof of the submarine pens and other buildings on the west side of the basin . |
| 7 | On a dry but extremely windy day I never once felt cold as I sat on top of Red Screes for half an hour munching through my packed lunch . |
| 8 | It was a cold day and I had been standing in that particular spot for half an hour , so I was glad to get into the car , which was driven by a smart-looking man in a tweed cap . |
| 9 | In a letter to Leopold he described how he was kept waiting in an icy antechamber for half an hour by the Duchesse de Chabot , to whom he was to play the clavier : when he did play , the assembled company completely ignored him , and continued to sketch . |
| 10 | We had a nice swim for half an hour or so . |
| 11 | Bring to the boil , stirring , cover , and cook on low heat for half an hour . |
| 12 | ‘ The sunrise was as the opening of the gates of heaven itself and the glow it threw on the western hills transfigured the whole landscape for half an hour . |
| 13 | ‘ The sunlight was as the opening of the gates of heaven itself and the glow it threw on the western hills transfigured the whole landscape for half an hour . |