Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] for [adj] hours " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hamlyn operated for four hours on the man who remained in intensive care . |
| 2 | Although the SMPAs last for 3–4 hours and move parallel to and ahead of the front , a theoretical explanation for the size of SMPAs is still required . |
| 3 | In his pensione Sandison slept for two hours in the afternoon . |
| 4 | 19 What is Dean paid for 38 hours work at $2.80 an hour ? |
| 5 | Phil disappeared for twenty-four hours and had me ringing up the local police station . |
| 6 | That evening , Edward Carrington tried for six hours to make radio contact with XU . |
| 7 | Runrig played for 12 hours . |
| 8 | In Calcutta , Mike Gatting batted for six hours in his two innings , while in Madras he was at the crease for only 66 minutes and 21 runs . |
| 9 | William Beckford travelled for five hours in Estremadura without seeing ‘ any animals , bipeds or quadrupeds ’ . |
| 10 | After she had swallowed the sleeping tablets , Carolyn slept for fourteen hours . |
| 11 | During the budget debate , Mitchell spoke for 10 hours and Jones for five , leading the Prime Minister to announce that time limits would be applied in future debates and the live broadcasting experiment would not be repeated because of opposition filibustering . |
| 12 | But he made Tony practise for four hours every day . |