Example sentences of "they [verb] for [adj] hour " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all ages , dog-whelks feed on discrete , easily identifiable , macroscopic sedentary prey ( upon which they remain for many hours or days ) which not only renders predator/prey investigations in the field possible but also facilitates the maintenance of these animals in aquaria . |
| 2 | While Agassi and Sampras , with supreme pre-final confidence , had flown home from Frankfurt after the ATP Finals for a few days of relaxation in Florida before returning to Europe , Noah had taken his squad off to a Swiss tennis resort , where they trained for 6 hours a day , offered themselves for 30 minutes daily to the press for customary grilling and focussed wholly on the task in hand . |
| 3 | They lingered for two hours over the meal . |
| 4 | They meet for 48 hours every eight months and have a rotating leadership for group sessions . |
| 5 | They last for 50 hours and cost £9.99 for two ( plus £1.75 p&p ) from the BLF , 8 Peterborough Mews , SW6 3LB . |
| 6 | They talked for two hours before going their separate ways , he up the Amazon and she bound for Canada . |
| 7 | Hathaway wanted the scene played one way , Hopper wanted to do it another ; they battled for seven hours and eighty-six takes before Hopper finally bowed to the director 's wishes to do it straight . |
| 8 | Ten Scottish National Party members invaded a room on the first floor of the building which they occupied for three hours before being evicted by security guards . |
| 9 | There was the afternoon when he drove out to the Crumbles and they slept for three hours , the wind pushing at the side of the car like a crowd . |
| 10 | From the resumption of collective bargaining in 1976 until 1986 , there were over 30 national strikes , but almost without exception they lasted for 24 hours or less , often for only 4 hours . |
| 11 | We have been and are very well served in N V C O. Our President , Sir Kenneth , our vice-presidents , and in particular , the Chair , the Vice-Chairs , and Treasurer , give us a great deal of their time , and I do mean give , as they work for many hours on behalf of N C V O without payment . |