Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] [conj] it " in BNC.
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1 | The landlord gave six months ' notice and it was held that the notice was good . |
2 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
3 | Membership of a " terrorist group " was punishable by five years ' imprisonment and it also became a crime to possess " directly or indirectly " written or recorded materials condoning " terrorist " activity . |
4 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
5 | Take a single dose of Sulphur 30 but expect the thrush to get worse in three or four days ' time before it will get better . |