Sentence examples of "for hours and hours" in English
Miss Nicholas swam from Dover on the English side to France in 8 hours and 58 minutes, then turned around and returned to England.
Mademoiselle Nicolas a nagé depuis Dover en Angleterre jusqu'en France en 8 heures et 58 minutes. Elle a alors refait le chemin inverse.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Tout le monde a le droit au repos et aux loisirs, y compris à une limitation raisonnable du temps de travail et à des congés payés réguliers.
He would sit for hours reading detective stories.
Il s'assiérait des heures à lire des histoires de détectives.
He zones out in front of the TV for hours on end.
Il traîne sans arrêt devant la télé pendant des heures.
I have tried for hours to remember where I put my keys but it has completely escaped me.
J'ai essayé pendant des heures de me rappeler où j'avais mis mes clefs, mais cela m'a complètement échappé.
She lay awake for hours thinking about him.
Elle reposa éveillée pendant des heures, à penser à lui.
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