Example sentences of "[adv] of [adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Courses are generally of 12 months ' duration by full-time study . |
| 2 | These degrees are generally of 21–24 months ' duration by full-time study , 36 months full-time for the MPhil in Clinical Psychology . |
| 3 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 4 | The bit of the UN charter that tells nosey parkers to keep out of other countries ' business is less respected than it was , as Saddam Hussein knows to his cost . |
| 5 | To get an approximate feel for the size of the loss , in 1985 according to the National Income and Expenditure " Blue Book " , £4046 million was spent on gas , out of total consumers ' expenditure of £213,208 million . |
| 6 | So I jerk a reluctant Rainbow to her feet , cause her to blurt appropriate remarks about the lateness of the hour , and steer her out of this snakes ' nest of baby ben Issachars . |