for hours

A skilled user could create storm conditions in areas up to several kilometers in diameter, lasting for hours at a time.

But , the teacher paid special attention to her , to talk to her for hours , and helped her with her study.

I used to take a lot of black and white photographs and disappear into the dark room for hours just to make pictures.

Others sit for hours on the phone or online trying to contact manufacturers of appliances that have gone sour.

I've never been promiscuous. And I used to find lengthy sex sessions that went on for hours a bit boring.

The next few hours area blur, but I know that we somehow made it up to my bedroom where we caressedand made love for hours.

His favorite at Magic Mountain was Katie, a 350-pound, eight-year-old dolphin who greeted him exuberantly and swam with him for hours.

And it is utter tosh to say we are bad at e-mail as it's new: most of us have been at it for hours a day for nearly a decade.

Hiding our teacher's bike from her was a great prank. She was looking for it for hours!

He said he stood over a Xerox machine for hours, carefully making copies of each page of the Pentagon papers.

I talked with him for hours, without persuading him to give up the idea of going abroad.

I've been walking for hours, yet it still looks as if I could reach out and touch it.

He would sit with her for hours as she wove tales from her childhood, filling his young mind with a world of fantasy.

It usually takes just a few minutes to receive this email, but occasionally Internet congestion can delay email for hours.

The recruit, cynically referred to as "raw meat, " sits knee to knee with a "coach" for hours, her eyes closed.

He remained unmoved after I had talked with him for hours.

Try taking a trip down memory lane. What was that one thing you could for hours and hours when you were a child?

He sensed in, Levchenko a quick mind, and took a paternal interest in him, talking to him for hours on winter nights.

For its part, Google, which is trying to popularize its Google TV service, needs more Web video that people will watch for hours at a time.

He stayed up there for hours, till it grew cold, then groped his way down the stones and heather roots to the road.

Milo had been complaining for hours, to anyone who would listen, about being called back to work and away from his girlfriend.

For hours they were lying still and observing, always searching for a sign that could reveal the enemy's position.

i don't know how much i've learned but i've sat there for hours.

The idea was that if mum came to 9 a small child in hospital the child would be upset and inconsolable for hours.

Why did he poke about for hours in the old furniture shop? He might have spent the time more usefully.

For hours, they observed and documented the sea floor, struggling to understand the nature of polar life far below the surface.

She said in people who meditate for hours increased heart rate variability is one of the characteristics of being in a highly relaxed state.

In the same area people were made to kneel down in the hot weather for arguing with the officers. Sometimes it lasted for hours.

For hours she sat in silence listening as he talked to her and then she began to be afraid of something.

the boy had no doubt conveyed to her my words of blasphemy , for she talked with me for hours.

I reasoned with him for hours, but I couldn't persuade him to change his mind.

We watched as rescuers dug through the remains of one such home for hours, only to pull out the body of a woman.

A guy had been drinking at the bar for hours when he mentioned something about his girlfriend being out in the car.

Who knows what I'll be trying to kill if I have to wait around for hours in one place!

On the way to the island, he would pull in the oars and just let the boat drift where it wished, for hours at a time.

This is just before he decides to cope with the disappearance of his wife by sitting at the bottom of a dry well for hours at a time.

I can stay up in the chair for hours at a time now, and this enables me to occupy myself in a number of ways.

Take marathon running. Who in their right mind would train for hours at a time, several times a week, for months on end?

Women waited in line for hours, carrying copies of "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" for her to sign.

They go on for hours without any obvious beginning or end (worshippers wander out for a chat and a coffee).

There, Phil is usually allowed to kiss her once and give her a single hug; after that, they talk for hours.

Of course! For instance, my dad is a golf junkie. He goes to the golf course at least twice a week, and plays for hours.

I reasoned with him for hours about the danger, but he wouldn't change his mind.

Gloria gave him a miniature hoop and ball when he was an infant, and he amused himself for hours each day with the toys.

By sighing away for hours, she hoped to get some money from her mother.

Don't stay for hours in forums spending 98% of the time refreshing the forum, waiting for a new thread to be created for you to reply.

Finally the police summoned me for hours of questioning. They asked me to sign a statement never to blame the police again for its abuses.

"I don't have to stand in line for hours to see a doctor and electricity prices have not gone up, " explained Necla Evin, a cleaning lady.

Make it a veggie omelet , add a whole-wheat bagel and you'll be good to go for hours. . . and for few calories!

It served as a nice camouflage for the boat. We floated down through the canyon for hours until we finally stopped.

Now, I sit at my desk for hours, reading and re-reading the same paragraph but unable to take it in.

Oxford Black series. It is not easy to survive in a snowstorm and ice blizzards for hours.

Well, as I say, they took me to several of these parties, and we used to sit for hours round tables, in a dim light, holding hands.

It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it.

These youngsters walk around the mall for hours at a time, and usually do not make one single purchase.

Curled up in a corner of the seat I amused myself for hours making funny little holes in bits of cardboard.

When Josh's appointed installation day arrived, I kept expecting him for hours, but he was a no-show.

They may circulate for hours to a few days before entering the tissues and differentiating to become macrophages.

The child was left on her own for hours as her mom had to deal with the emergency.

Now, there are times when you might be inspired and will go on for hours and hours with your creation, that's not really workaholism.

Hey, Jason. What's so interesting about that magazine? You've been looking at it for hours.

I've been beating my brains out for hours trying to decide what to do next.

We are miles away from Trantridge, if I must tell you, and in this growing fog you might wander for hours among these trees.

The circumstances were bizarre, but I sat glued to the TV for hours, taking time out to go to a few places and eat with Jeff.

How you used to be able to talk for hours and how now, you can barely even look at them.

A few days earlier each spring, Munger answers questions alongside Buffett for hours at the Berkshire shareholders meeting in Omaha.

The children ate with a wolfish appetite after scampering about for hours.

Also pictured are Palestinian men left by the side of the road for hours at a time.

The basic idea: a weight is raised then generates power for hours as it works its way down the body of the lamp.

They stared at the Southern Ocean for hours, perhaps days, until making the ultimate instinctual leap of faith: They dove in.

Jimmy could talk for hours without getting tired. But last night he was not able to utter a word for he got a boil in his tongue.

Most RPG fans have no qualms with grinding for hours and investing a tremendous chunk of time into a game.

He would set his traps by a river and then wait for hours, resting with a book in the shade of a tree.

Deep in the guerrilla zones, people had to travel in dangerous conditions--sometimes walking for hours in the dark.

He could work for hours without missing a beat. People said he worked so fast that his hammer moved like lightening.

And finally, with potentially tens of thousands of hiding places for drugs, the dog must persevere and maintain focus for hours at a time.

We would have continued to torture Benny for hours, possibly even days, but our parents called us home for birthday cake.

For hours we waited, but there was no word on the whereabouts of the car. Tears would start to come.

parking lot The police scoured the parking lot for hours trying to find clues.

I reasoned with her for hours, but she would not change her mind.

He used to be a worker. She would sit there for hours doing nothing at all.

That new video game was a smash hit with the children-it's kept them quiet for hours.

What keeps you so busy? You've been sitting there for hours. You've got to walk around. You just can't stay on the computer forever.

I left E3 drolling with dreams of having this installed on my machine where I could poke at it for hours.

After poring on the matter for hours, he at last found the best way to settle it.

Others looked up into the sky at the helicopters, marvelling at the loud whirring that continued uninterrupted for hours.

Human immune reactions can continue for hours inside that drop of blood until it is all digested.

Give him an old clock to pull to pieces, and he'll mess about with it for hours.

You're used to sitting in front of that computer for hours at a time.

She then describes how they sat together at the piano for hours without a break until Lulu perfected the piece and the child was 'beaming'.

But if it's decided to take its siesta on Daddy, it could stay there for hours before it leaves.

A woman stalls a cleanup crew for hours, demanding that they recover a treasured piece of broken floor tile they've misplaced.

With a smile on her face, this woman will be hitting the road soon and driving for hours.

If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime.

For hours, this ad hoc rescue team formed a line and passed along bricks or chunks of concrete in an attempt to clear debris.

But sceptics suggested there would be thousands of videos, rather than just two, if the object really had remained in the skies for hours.

You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late.

We surf the Web daily for hours trying to find useful tips and tricks to enhance our design skills.

At around 7. 10pm, protesters had gathered outside the police cordon to call for those contained inside - some for hours - to be let out.

I loved to watch the fireworks! I could watch for hours, when they exploded in all directions all over the city in a palet of colours.

Sitting in a cramped space for hours on end can be uncomfortable. Get a seat cushion that will contour itself to fit your body.

Like the music of last night, when they talked and laughed for hours over a bottle of wine. Until unexpectedly, she kissed him.

I normally sit one meter away from the TV and can watch it for hours if my parents do not make me do something else.

I cried on her lap for hours one afternoon and asked why she still loved me after all the horrible things I did to her.

The woman was upset for hours, and she never really regained her sense of being a respected part of the management team.

Evacuees have been stuck for hours in massive traffic jams. Roads are lined with vehicles that have run out of gas.

He was extremely fond of being petted and fondled and would sit for hours while any one stroked his head or back.

It was common for visitors to line up for hours just to get inside some of the most popular pavilions.

They argued the matter for hours.

Life came and went weakly in her for hours after the surgery, then she passed out.

Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.

The Chinese did not walk or hike; they moved at a steady run that they could keep up for hours.

We argued the matter over for hours.

She talked to me for hours. She had her personal doctors consult with mine.

Everybody got bored after Nancy rattled away for hours about her love affair with her boss.

They have not been caught, but a fellow writer who alerted the police to the abduction was interrogated for hours.

The discussion meandered on for hours, and its results didn't measure up to my expectations.

argued the matter for hours.

Go on, go on, " said Lucy. " I've felt for hours that there was some wonderful mystery hanging over this place.

For hours we waited, but there was no word on the whereabouts of the car.

For one, I couldn't imagine being away from my daughter, who was eight months old when I returned to work, for hours at a time.

After she heard the news, Cao Lei cried for hours but concentrated more on her training, Cao Lei's coach Ma Wenhui said.

I believe that Newton could hold a problem in his mind for hours and days and weeks until it surrendered to him its secret.

But I get scared the moment I see a needle. How could I stand having needles in my body for hours on end?

He played for hours with a girl who has burn scars that cover most of her face.

The father of seven toured Gaza City for hours trying to buy bread for his hungry children back home.

He had a bad habit of keeping worthies like Dr. Johnson cooling their heels for hours in an anteroom.

Mother got mad at me for watching TV for hours.

No wonder my phone bills are so high. When my daughter talks to her friends she chatters like a magpie for hours.

And since the screen is not backlit but imitates real ink and paper, Kindle owners can read for hours without straining their eyes.

I had talked with Chris for hours and hours without meeting him in person.

We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.

Imagine if you could get "normal" people to sit and stare at advertising for hours. Wait a minute. . .

The West is rich in mineral ore, and a miner with his pick and pan standing in a stream for hours shoveling gravel.

Among the pilgrims, someone was assigned to sit for hours at a time and turn the spit to make sure the meat was evenly done.

We toured the facility, which built high-tech manufacturing equipment, then returned to the office and sat for hours.

She would vanish for hours on end, and then reappear at meal-times, or in the evening after work was over, as though nothing had happened.

For hours he gazed at the stars, thinking to himself how they came into being.

Designed to be worn for hours of continuous use for professional monitoring purposes, the SRH-840 comes with a bigger and courier pads.

Four hours later she experienced intense abdominal cramps that forced her into a fetal position for hours.

Walking around the office table for hours until deep into the night.

"We were looking for my child for hours, but we couldn't find him, " he said.

I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection.

Locals and visitors alike sit for hours over a drink in one of the bars, watching nothing much happen.

The journal Pediatrics reported the case of a 12-year-old who developed discoloured skin after playing games for hours.

People are taking on extra jobs to make up for hours or income lost, an out-of-work partner, or even a business facing hard times.

For hours afterwards, the sea was strewn with bits of wood for miles around -- all of this was from the houses in the slum.

She would sit for hours , in her husband's favorite chair while staring blankly at his photograph and the roses sitting there .

They sauntered, they sat for hours doing nothing , they wore strange clothing and looked around them with innocent, wondering eyes.

It was like a child's puzzle, which if not solved at once eludes one for hours.

Mr. Ervin: I've been trying to reach someone in your company for hours.

They played instruments of her choosing (piano, violin) and practiced for hours under close watch.

Outside, many onlookers openly wept and milled about for hours as they contributed to a growing carpet of flowers and candles.

He complained for hours, then to top things off, he started shouting his head off.

It was dark, and James was out for hours. But in the morn-ing, he came back with a sheep.

In his days as a community organizer, he was accustomed to listening as people on the South Side poured out their troubles for hours on end.

"We've been crisscrossing this crosscut forest for hours, " John said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

Nearly every home, outside the few small bustling areas, is the beginning and end to a private hike that can go on for hours.

Kent: Staring at TV static for hours, listening to washing machines. These stories get out!

e. g. She likes to shoot the bull, She can talk with her friends over the phone for hours and hours.

He adores Jacky Cheung a lot, so he decided to go to Jacky's concert. And Jacky Cheung is always singing for hours on end.

The operation went horribly wrong, but the relatives were not told for hours that she had died.

We used to sit on the grass for hours, throwing his knife in the ground and learning to make it stick.

Soon, I was winched up a little and then slowly down. The few seconds before landing seemed to last for hours.

If the girl is inconsistently talking to you for hours on the phone and ignoring you the next day then the case is she is moody.

As for poor Leo, after turning restlessly for hours, at last he had dropped off into a sleep or stupor.

Standing still for hours would be very difficult.

We've been studying for hours. I'm ready to bail.

She must have been for hours at end reciting the same word under the supervision of her parents.

Men like to get to the bottom of things so don't get upset if they don't want to talk for hours about a particular subject.

As these pictures taken Wednesday show, Jackson had been rehearsing for hours with dancers and choreographers in Los Angeles.

Obama listened for hours to Mama Sarah tell her stories, then stopped at the graves of his father and grandfather.

"Work fascinates me" , I can look at it for hours. --Bernard Shaw ?

It's simple, it's elegant and it has more than enough music videos to keep you occupied for hours at a time.

After the dinner, we were strolling around the city for hours, enjoying the city's night.

So Eskom, the national power company, began cutting supplies to specific suburbs for hours at a time.

The computer games amused the children for hours.

The girl was obviously badly injured. She had cried for hours and was still groaning.

I walked around the entire building for hours, writing down snippets of conversations onto postcards.

He locked himself in his room for hours on end.

With jobs scarce, many had been lining up for hours to secure a coveted slot.

The police have been questioning the perpetrator for hours but still can't fathom his motive for the crime.

Wife: Dear, we have been driving around aimlessly for hours. Don't you think we should ask for directions?

The book says Jenna could not be located for hours after the attacks because she had given her agent the slip.

My wife's just finished writing a novel, and I think it's a great book, but she disappears for hours on end.

Me, skilled? No, no, Gidwin was the good paladin. He's the one who stayed up for hours every night practicing. . .

Sometimes they did not speak for hours together.

When I taught at Lanzhou University, I used to stand for hours on the Dongfang Hong Guangchang listening to the evening performances.

They talked about it for hours. Finally, they decided to go.

Henry puzzled over the figures for hours without making head or tail of it.

Another group plays basketball - they bump the ball aimlessly for hours on end.

being able to walk for hours across a hot and dry landscape in search of food was quite another.

Weekly meetings of short duration are more effective than infrequent meetings that go on for hours.

Once she began to speak, the old woman would run on for hours.

He would sit pitifully outside stage doors in his Rolls-Royce for hours waiting for other actresses.

Fliers bumped from overbooked flights and stuck for hours are entitled to four times their ticket price, up to $1, 300, on the spot in cash.

A- That would be good. But she thinks she is a model and has to do her make-up for hours.

BJ: And of course, through the night, they lay together. They ended up sleeping for hours.

Okay, we were no longer that couple sitting outside my apartment, spontaneously chatting for hours on end.

Job duties include documenting bugs, working closely with a team of developers, and testing games for hours upon hours.

"Tantric sex" can last for hours, but it's more a state of mind than a physical act.

Recently, residents of Shanghai lined up for hours to get into the new Apple store that opened there.

We had to work for hours to stop the ship from going down.

Someone will fall asleep as soon as laying his head on the pillow, but someone will struggle for hours in bed.

Kenya's voters turned out in droves and queued for hours under a scorching sun.

It was live jazz and we were just dancing our hearts out for hours on end, happy on very little.

"I can hold my breath thus for hours, " said the Guru.

When he felt low, he would sit there silently for hours.

I pitch my tent on a sandbank across from the village, and adults wander over to sit on their haunches and study me for hours.

He puzzled over the problem for hours, without making head or tail of it.

For hours she rides an old trishaw collecting garbage, but earns only 3 yuan for a fully-loaded cart.

"Work fascinates me" , I can look at it for hours. ? ?

You can play soft background music or blast it out at high volume for hours.

People were forced to queue for hours in near-freezing temperatures to gain access and some were turned away as the venue was full.

I sit there for hours, my bottom growing damp from the glaze of water clinging to the rocks, and look out for anything I can see.

People would line up for hours to snag a seat for a Jobs keynote address.

The children would play for hours on the beach.

But the hallucination persisted. He fought it off for hours, then threw his rifle open and was confronted with emptiness.

The Padre could apparently emit strange odours that would scent the air around him and any object he touched for hours on end.

I don't like to see you gluing your eyes to the computer for hours.

He would stand with his back against a fire and entertain the crowd for hours with his winding tales .

No political ideology guided him, though he might lie for hours at night thinking, or read for most of the day.

The herd had been badly frightened and their restless crying went on for hours.

Anyone who uses a digital product for hours a day will very quickly internalize the nuances of its interface.

All unknowingly, she had been waiting for hours in the wrong place.

Jack planted himself in front of the computer for hours.

Sydney used to play dress up for hours and hours, trying on all of my clothes and shoes.

Sometimes you have to think for hours to get a good story idea-- and sometimes it just pops into your mind.

Well, what do you think I'm doing when I sit there without moving for hours on my stool in the grocery store?

She kept the children amused for hours.

She did n't cool down for hours after that argument.

The many children of that family used to play together for hours.

Better to hammer out a rough draft and revise later than spin your wheels for hours.

Oh! Stop your gab , we've been listening to you for hours and we're tired of it.

"They drove around for hours, ultimately finding the house where he believed KSM was sleeping, " said one of the former officials.

These crates were usually unloaded last, and he had often seen people waiting at the docks for hours to receive them.

Mother got mad with me for watching TV for hours.

And although he has to queue for hours at the bank once a month to draw it, he has few complaints.

Journalists have been waiting for hours for the court to begin its session.

He would sit there for hours sometimes, doing nothing at all.

Today, after sitting for hours at my desk, my legs fell asleep.

Yet bank failures are like buses: you do not see one for hours and then a fleet arrives together.

As it stands, commuters in clogged cities like Moscow and Mexico City sometimes get stuck in traffic for hours on end.

He would sit for hours, late into the night, watching whatever was on.

If you expect to row in an employment agency for hours on the team, with legs hemp slice beforehand bandaged up already.

It was unbelievable that the fans waited for hours to have a look at the star.

She was yapping away for hours about her new clothes.

It is a terrible habit to just casually turn on the television and lea ve it on for hours at a time .

If your only protein choice for hours is high in saturated fats, should you eat a bit, or skip it?

And talking for hours creates and reinforces connections with both brothers and sisters, regardless of what they talk about.