Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] a [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must be very few bird reserves situated only a few minutes ' walk from the centre of a town which turn out to be as rewarding as Radipole Lake , another RSPB reserve . |
| 2 | I then proceeded to vandalise nearly a hundred pounds ' worth of golf club . |
| 3 | It has suffered in recent years from heavy traffic which the new by — pass will alleviate , but the old market town which I remember from forty-odd years ago is fast becoming yet a multiple retailers ' outlet . |
| 4 | For reasons which are not stated the legislature in 1988 made it essential for a successor to live in the dwelling house during the period of six months but did not amend the Act of 1985 so as to impose either a six months ' period or residence in a particular dwelling house in the case of a council house . |
| 5 | The pack emphasises that , for most smaller employers , assessments need take only a few minutes ' observation and the use of common sense . |
| 6 | • Scotland 's Sunday Mail managed to satisfy quite a few fishkeepers ' preoccupations by combining beer and fish in not just one but two stories . |
| 7 | I once calculated that I did about a thousand hours ' work in the three years I was there , an average of an hour a day . |
| 8 | For example , the £750 million outstanding on credit cards might represent only a few weeks ' purchases . |