In the lapse of another half-hour it became apparent to Carrie that it was quite a run to wherever he was taking her, anyhow.

又过了半个钟头，嘉莉开始明白，他要带她去的地方，不管是哪里，总之是个很远的地方。

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Then run to the 24-hour convenience stores, hesitated for half a day before a dozen cans of milk powder.

于是跑到24小时便利店，在十几罐奶粉前犹豫了半天。

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Recently, Mr Speaker Bercow has allowed PMQs to over-run its normal half hour, perhaps as a kind of injury time to compensate for the usual bouts of shouting and general disorder.

BBC: Week ahead in Parliament