Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] they [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A printing firm has gone into liquidation , giving staff just a few hours ' notice they were losing their jobs . |
| 2 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 3 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 4 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 5 | After four years ' courtship they were married in 1874 — he was 34 , she 33 . |