Example sentences of "[noun sg] of a hour [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For though I doubt if he 's ready to own to it yet , I know of another who can and will testify that the two of them were together until the bell sounded for Compline , which would be the better part of an hour later than you have in mind , and a quarter of an hour 's walk from the place , into the bargain . |
| 2 | She was a quarter of an hour away from us here , but still , from Viola 's you can practically see this place . |
| 3 | Rory had waited with the older man — silent for quarter of an hour apart from a whispered hello and a quick explanation of what was going on — until the herd of deer appeared , brown shapes on the brown hill . |
| 4 | I think er that Mr is er Mr er suggestion is that in order to erm expedite matters he would be willing to , to submit his sort of comments , brief comment in writing and hopefully if Mr could fit in a quarter of an hour sometime on Friday |
| 5 | ‘ I have heard nothing of this until you came into my gallery a quarter of an hour ago and accused me . |
| 6 | A quarter of an hour ago they had been more than a little discontented . |
| 7 | He and co-driver Anthony Showell completed the nine-thousand seven hundred mile journey just a quarter of an hour ahead of the field . |
| 8 | A quarter of an hour later he stood alone at the edge of the High Street with as little notion of his next steps as a soldier discharged in Madras with the whole of India , Arabia , and Africa lying between him and his homeland . |
| 9 | There 's nothing unusual about clogged up roads in London , but this was the school half-term holidays — usually a haven of relatively clear tarmac , a glorious window of opportunity to leave home for the office a quarter of an hour later . |
| 10 | The dog had awakened him at ten to seven with long-drawn howls and now , a quarter of an hour later , he stood on the threshold of Sheila 's bedroom , glowering . |
| 11 | The final wave of the initial assault , LC Mechanised carrying jeeps and tanks , went by at 0415 , making a bow wave that flirted the canoe aside , and a quarter of an hour later this canoe team followed the craft ashore . |
| 12 | A quarter of an hour later Taylor 's role changed from hero to villain when he was involved in a total misunderstanding with Hammond and headed a Steve Welsh centre into his own net . |
| 13 | A quarter of an hour later , though , Taylor 's role changed from hero to villain when he was involved in a total misunderstanding with Hammond and headed a Steve Welsh centre into his own net . |
| 14 | Of course she also heard it toll again and then heard a broken peal , a dreadful stuttering ringing , some quarter of an hour later . |
| 15 | A quarter of an hour later , he begins to take up the strings of eggs , twining them around his hind legs . |
| 16 | A quarter of an hour later three pirates arrived , and then Desmond Fairchild , hatless and with a bruise under one eye . |
| 17 | Within the first minute he scored a goal , and another a quarter of an hour later . |
| 18 | I only just caught the train , and when , a quarter of an hour later , we pulled in to Lochgair , and I should have got my bag and quit the Sprinter and walked to the house and finally have talked — sober , and not in the context of a game of Alternative Charades — to my father , and apologised , and spent the three hours until the next Glasgow train with my mother and father in some longed-for spirit of reconciliation , I did nothing of the sort . |
| 19 | Emerging a quarter of an hour later , showered , her hair washed and teeth cleaned , she felt very much better . |
| 20 | When he re-emerged a quarter of an hour later , wearing yesterday 's denim shorts and white T-shirt topped by a guernsey with fraying cuffs , he had showered and shaved and his hair was freshly combed . |
| 21 | A sensible quarter of an hour later , the teachers began to trek home , most of them to bachelor quarters of various degrees of chastity . |
| 22 | Thomas 's wails subsided and , a quarter of an hour later when they came back out on to the terrace , he was clean , his dark curls had been brushed and he wore a fresh shirt and shorts . |
| 23 | Margrida said to Thomas , a quarter of an hour later when he was in his safety seat in her Renault runabout . |
| 24 | So anyway , we started talking about him , they 're doing a survey and er and suddenly it must of been a quarter of an hour later remember the the drinks , I have n't done any drinks ! |
| 25 | I mean it took about ten minutes , quarter of an hour altogether . |
| 26 | In the final quarter of an hour more than forty parties drew up in this same agitation ; and the closer they were to the final minute , the wilder their excitement to give in their cards . |
| 27 | I started off qua , er quarter of an hour so half ha , it was only one of these things that goes over the top . |
| 28 | And she 's a quarter of an hour late . |
| 29 | Oh I had about a shilling pocket money I think , although they used , they 'd fine you , they 'd stop money off you if you were late if you were a quarter of an hour late you could n't go in and erm until , and then you 'd got to explain to your mums , well that you were some money short you see , why is this , and we had to say well we were a bit late getting in when you started out soon enough you see . |
| 30 | Erm then we said er another the train to such a place will be quarter of an hour late , we 're very sorry cos it 's held up , everything was standing outside the station , er they 're all held up with this fire at Banbury , was upsetting everything |