Example sentences of "days ' [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 2 | They were the citoyens who paid at least the equivalent of three days ' work in direct tax . |
| 3 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
| 4 | The 9,714 teacher-days spent in this way during the school year 1988–9 ( a threefold increase since 1985–6 ) reflect a very substantial investment of human and material resources , although it should be added that with about 2,400 primary teachers in the Authority the figures represent a rise from an average of only just over one day 's provision per teacher in 1985–6 to about four days ' provision in 1988–9 . |
| 5 | There 's two days ' reading in that heap , easy . |
| 6 | A GARY CROSBY goal after 70 minutes gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over QPR at the City Ground and ended 169 days ' misery in the Premier League 's bottom three . |
| 7 | In December it was arranged , without his knowledge , that Mr M would lose two of his four days ' teaching in the outer isles at the end of the academic year . |
| 8 | Ali Haxhiu , a 45-year-old Albanian refugee in the village of Sazli , was sentenced to 30 days ' imprisonment in May 1991 after making a ‘ V ’ for victory sign in the presence of two policemen in a café . |
| 9 | The cost includes : return scheduled flights , private coach for transfers and four days ' use in the local area , ten nights at Hotel Zur Post , Illmitz , breakfast and dinner daily , tuition from Peter Partington , the services of a professional travel director , travel insurance , porterage and basic gratuities . |
| 10 | An example is set out below : 1 If the Majority holder(s) of [ Ordinary Share Capital/ " A " Ordinary Shares ] ( for the purposes of this Article ( " the Seller " ) ) intends to sell [ all/part/ … % ] of its holding of [ shares of the Ordinary Share Capital/ " A " Ordinary Shares ] ( or any interest in such shares ) ( the shares to be sold by the Seller being referred to as " selling Shares " ) the Seller shall give to the Company not less than 14 days ' notice in advance before selling the Selling Shares . |
| 11 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 12 | Since the thrice-weekly visit of the ferry brought all the island 's mail and supplies , and the post office was very small , the place was crowded , and the postmistress , busily sorting through a pile of mail and newspapers , while exchanging two days ' news in Gaelic with the ferry 's master , had no glance to spare for me . |