Example sentences of "hour [coord] [pers pn] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this is the Government 's 13th hour and it is now too late for them to help , will the Minister explain to disabled people why the Secretary of State for Employment spends so much of his time rubbishing trade unions , rather than finding jobs for those people ? |
| 2 | Then the bonger had struck the hour and it was only three bongs , and my feet were numb with cold , the Bibles had been kicked askew . |
| 3 | I 'd been yo-yoing up and down a rollercoaster for the best part of an hour and I was still hung over from the phial of ‘ Renshenfengwangjiang ’ — a potent blend of panax ginseng and royal bee jelly — that Michael Willis had persuaded me to drink for breakfast . |
| 4 | Roman had said half an hour and he was quite capable of walking in on her if she was late . |
| 5 | Vic Furlong : ‘ He was always a bit of a dreamer in that I 'd give him a job to do , come back in about an hour and he was still chatting , the job unfinished , so he had to go . |
| 6 | He rings you up and goes he goes hello it 's Jonathan and you go oh right hello Jonathan and he does n't say anything so you talk to him for about half an hour or so and then you go alright Jonathan , better go , you know and then he goes no no I 've got something to tell you and you go oh alright what is it then and he goes I ca n't remember it man , just talk to me for a bit longer and I 'll remember it then and it goes on like that for hours and hours and it 's so boring . |
| 7 | Phthirus pubis is unable to survive away from the human host for more than 24 hours and it is readily killed by temperatures over 50°C . |
| 8 | Step six : Feed the fry At constant temperatures of 78°s ; , the eggs hatch within 24 hours and it is then essential that they are fed on rotifers , as the larger infusoria may choke them . |
| 9 | If you can manage a visit of two to three days ( or even just one day ) it is well worth it — the modern boat takes 1½ hours and it is only a matter of minutes in the small jet aircraft . |
| 10 | Sandpits keep young children amused for hours but they are often difficult to integrate into a small garden , particularly near the house . |
| 11 | A ten-year-old could be detained in a police cell for up to 36 hours but it is more common for children to be released into the care of social workers overnight . |
| 12 | In the royal dockyards the basic day was twelve hours but it was necessarily shorter in winter , and in summer overtime shifts known as " tides " were often worked . |