Example sentences of "[det] hour ' [noun] in " in BNC.

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1 The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all .
2 Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital .
3 Fifteen miles north , they put into St Abbs haven , under the mighty headland of that name , just before dawn , and went ashore for a few hours ' rest in a hay barn .
4 There had been a delay in building it , so that I had only managed a few hours ' practice in the streets of Salford .
5 The supply of domestic staff in Britain had dwindled after the First World War , when former servants found better paid employment for fewer hours ' work in offices and factories .
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