1.   Second, to actually read the tales aloud from a book would take half an hour each evening.

2.   I try to meditate for half an hour every evening.

3.   As a child, I spent hours each evening comparing notes with friends and exchanging ideas on different topics.

4.   Eight students stood outside the dining hall for about half an hour this evening, their fists raised as they shouted anti-American slogans.

5.   Government cannot pass a law making it mandatory for parents to spend an hour each evening talking with their children.

6.   Guests spend about an hour each evening helping with chores.

7.   I spent hours that evening talking to him.

8.   She said her father, Doug, spends several hours each evening and on weekends downloading e-mail and games.

9.   This went on for hours one evening.

10.   The Dutch run generators only for a few hours each evening and use vehicles only for emergencies.