Sentence examples for an hour to explain from inspiring English sources

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It took me half an hour to explain to her that all new cars come with radios".

The BBC gave him an extraordinary half an hour to explain himself – few disgraced ministers would be granted such a luxury – but to no avail.

The general public has barely registered the reforms, let alone taken against them which is hardly its fault, as even NHS insiders admit that the revamp takes "an hour to explain".

Judge Catherine C. Eagles, in giving instructions to the jury on Thursday afternoon, drew attention to the law, taking nearly an hour to explain how the federal government defines campaign contributions.

The reporter, Eli Saslow, described Obama's and Favreau's usual procedure as they work up a speech: "Before most speeches, Obama meets with Favreau for an hour to explain what he wants to say.

In an episode of Human Universe, for example, Cox gets just under an hour to explain "the whole of human history – agriculture, cities, bit of writing, and suddenly we're in space.

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It took him less than a half hour to explain his business plan, and it took the high profile venture capital outfit less than 30 minutes to decide to infuse $3.5 million into the company.

It took me all that hour to explain to Maddy how it came to exist.

Last week he appeared in the witness-box for four-and-a-half hours to explain his stand.

Plan something for the whole family to do that doesn't cause a stir or take hours to explain.

The movie, set in California, unfolds in flashback, opening with two guys — each naked except for a strategically placed tube sock, their buttocks beaten raw and branded — trudging through the center of a campus, then jumping back twenty-four hours to explain how they got that way.

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