Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] [adj] days ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | His military career ended with a sentence of twenty-eight days ' detention for absence without leave . |
| 2 | I was just checking here in from the book by and I was looking at the chapter here on Roses Rivetus and er and it was on the mission to Munster here that er Third Combat Mission once a day for three days ' running was to Munster it was this ill-fated mission that made the reputation as the bloody Hundredth and of course this is the one that he only came back from . |
| 3 | Approved social workers under the Act would require specialist training and an appraisal of their competence , and the central council for education and training in Social Work ( CCETSW ) insists upon a minimum of sixty days ' training culminating in formal examinations . |
| 4 | Some observer data on incidental catches on four vessels of the red squid fleet , over a total of 67 days ' fishing through the 1980s , showed that 105 marine mammals died in 2870 k ( 2000 miles ) of drift-net - one death for each 27 kind of net . |
| 5 | He might then say to himself , as indeed I did , ‘ Well , this is power to give directions with a view to a hearing in seven days ' time , at which hearing there will be a determination of a particular question which has arisen between the parties . ’ |
| 6 | Early redemption of a loan carries a penalty of 90 days ' extra interest , except during the first year of the five year deal , when an additional 150 days ' interest is levied . |
| 7 | In addition , employees may be granted up to a maximum of three days ' special leave . |
| 8 | Charges are higher than for the society 's standard dealing system because the stockbroker can not itself be paid on the deal until the end of the stock exchange account , an average of 10 days ' delay . |
| 9 | All have now done an average of ten days ' sailing aboard British Steel Challenge and are being given what is termed ‘ continuation training ’ . |