Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There was wild thyme growing up here too , and as she lay back for a few blissful moments ' rest its delicate perfume assailed Robbie 's nostrils — another sensory memory to be stored away , she thought wistfully .
2 But I have a sneaking feeling that in another five years ' time I 'll be reviewing the GR-100 and that will be the one …
3 Our one day visit soon stretched to two , and when we left at the end of three superb days ' climbing there were still routes we wanted to do .
4 AS DELEGATES were preparing for the congress of the ruling Hungarian Socialist Workers ' Party which begins today , two of the most conservative factions yesterday issued an open challenge to the party 's reformist leadership .
5 Perhaps the only other Seniors ' player who could stymie a Trevino rampage next year is Jack Nicklaus — if he wants to , that is .
6 Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) .
7 The gunners had been ordered to aim at the first two vessels , and at a bare two hundred yards ' range they could scarcely miss .
8 If a local authority wished to open a new senior citizens ' home it would seem unreasonable to burden the current year 's community charge/council tax payers with the full cost of an asset that might have , say , 50 years ' useful life .
9 Nicholson , while rejecting Corman as his ‘ mentor ’ gladly acknowledges the start and subsequent ten years ' work he gave him .
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