Example sentences of "[adv] six [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1988 , people were often given only six hours ' notice — sometimes less — of the imminence of their removal to new homes and the destruction of their old ones . |
| 2 | AN all-weather soccer pitch made of supertough plastic is out of action after only six months ' use . |
| 3 | The time constraints for decisions to be made are tight , as operators are required to give only six weeks ' notice of their intention to withdraw or change a service . |
| 4 | The grounds of the appeal were that ( 1 ) the judge had erred in law in holding that the plaintiff had at common law a cause of action in negligence against the defendants arising out of physical injury suffered by her before her birth and whilst still an embryo of about six weeks ' gestation en ventre sa mère and ( 2 ) the judge ought to have held that no cause of action was recognised at common law in favour of a living plaintiff in respect of physical injury suffered antenatally . |
| 5 | ‘ In about six months ' time I 'm going to be a father . ’ |
| 6 | in about six months ' time |
| 7 | The prospect of community punishment or even six months ' imprisonment did not deter the thief in that case . |
| 8 | In his report delivered the next day , he observed that the road surface was not yet completed and that only drivers with at least six years ' service could be employed on Anerley Hill . |
| 9 | The steep section on Anerley Hill could not be opened until the company had persuaded sufficient drivers with at least six years ' service to transfer from other undertakings . |
| 10 | Students are required to undertake a period of at least six weeks ' relevant business-orientated work experience between Years I and II . |
| 11 | This gives the buyer a period of at least six weeks ' priority ( " working day " do n't include Saturdays , Sundays or public holidays ) . |
| 12 | farms with more than 20 head of cattle must have access to stores for slurry and effluent with at least six months ' capacity . |
| 13 | In the third game , he outplayed Karpov in the late middlegame and early ending , and then made a fatal blunder after almost six hours ' play . |
| 14 | We have innumerable paths that need constant work but due to financial pressures the lucky ones might only receive around six weeks ' work a year . |
| 15 | The key to security : a search made by a buyer or mortgagee with priority receives 30 working days ' priority against any subsequent application — that 's around six weeks ' priority . |