Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun] ' [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE ROW over the closure of Strathclyde outdoor centres worsened yesterday when an education official admitted that teachers at one centre had been given only eight days ' warning that they faced losing their posts . |
| 2 | erm There are indications that in perhaps twenty years ' time that there might be some novel applications of lasers . |
| 3 | It sound more Writers ' Guild than Society of Authors , but maybe we can all do it . |
| 4 | In the coal industry , people are now working not two hours ' overtime or nine or 10-hour shifts but 12 or 14 hours or sometimes more per shift . |
| 5 | Japan lived off other nations ' research and development , and , in practice , subsidized exports while protecting against imports . |
| 6 | I packed up three months ' baggage and bought yet another case to bring home the excesses of my shopaholism , wrote down the addresses of many new friends and drove to New York to meet a really old one . |
| 7 | and then if that 's okay with you I 'll come back in about two weeks ' time and |
| 8 | It applies to any profession regulated in some way by the state ( or by chartered professional associations , as is the case with many in the UK ) for which at least three years ' education and training at university or equivalent level are required . |
| 9 | Alan explains that his brother is entitled to at least five weeks ' notice or seven weeks ' pay ‘ in lieu ’ of notice , that is , £600 . |
| 10 | A woman who has at least two years ' service as at the beginning of the eleventh week prior to the expected week of confinement qualifies for maternity leave . |
| 11 | The attitude of Charles Barry and the classical delegation hardened Scott 's resolve not to throw away over three years ' work and play into their hands by resigning . |
| 12 | I only ever went ter one muvvers ' meetin' an' that was years ago . |
| 13 | The proposal from Tripoli was that five years ' residence and good behaviour should suffice . |