Example sentences of "a [adj] [num] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in Birmingham in 1973 a young mugger was sentenced to a draconian 20 years ' detention amid enormous publicity , and yet this sentence made no difference to the incidence of mugging offences in Birmingham or in other areas ( Baxter and Nuttall , 1975 ; Beyleveld , 1990 : 157 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ It has taken a long 10 years ' work to get Australia to where we are now yet it can disappear so quickly . |
| 3 | The men 's eyes automatically swivelled left to the women 's section at a tasteful thirty yards ' distance . |
| 4 | If there was one fixed rule in her life , it was to make sure that she had a regular eight hours ' sleep every night . |
| 5 | Indeed , it would have had to have begun much earlier , her grandchildren 's school being a good fifteen minutes ' walk away , on the other side of West End Lane . |
| 6 | That meant she had a good eight hours ' start before anyone need even think about her absence . |
| 7 | The pubs did n't shut until eleven o'clock so we would have a good three hours ' fun . |
| 8 | After a hectic three months ' work load , by a small but willing group of members , the BCRS Museum is up and running |
| 9 | Livings took a bare two hours ' sleep that night . |
| 10 | EX-BOXER Danny McAlinden , 44 , got a suspended nine months ' jail yesterday over a pub brawl at Walworth , south London . |
| 11 | Leith gathered up her bag , her thoughts already on getting home and trying to get a full eight hours ' sleep so as to be sharp for work in the morning . |
| 12 | Not a bad three days ' work all in all . |
| 13 | Not a bad three weeks ' detecting but , more important , it was a helpful exercise in improving relationships between the archaeological societies and , hopefully , all metal detectorists . |