Example sentences of "[noun pl] [unc] work [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | After eight months ' work it has acquired a life of its own . |
2 | So how much money will you get for the three days ' work you 've done ? |
3 | Nicholson , while rejecting Corman as his ‘ mentor ’ gladly acknowledges the start and subsequent ten years ' work he gave him . |
4 | After three years ' work he submitted a draft only to have it irrevocably vetoed without any intelligible reasons given or any consideration of amendment . |
5 | After fifteen minutes ' work he had found nothing of interest . |
6 | It is worth considering the French model since , with the introduction of the national core curriculum , there will be far less time in the school day to devote to non-specialist teaching ; and with the new terms and conditions for teachers there may well be many who will want a strict regulation on the number of hours ' work they will put in each day . |
7 | During our efforts to spread our ideas about girls ' work we encountered much anti-lesbianism , while at the same time we began to be challenged about our racism by Black women , among whom were some out Black lesbians . |
8 | For the listener , there is nothing to keep her to this role unless she happens to have a partner whose talk is engaging ( or , of course , there may be extrinsic pressures of , for example , wanting to please teacher , which because it is always a possible element in children 's work I will not keep referring to but will take for granted ) . |
9 | In reporting on the children 's work he noted this : If any society wanted to perpetuate notions of female fickleness and the importance of accepting the proprietorial bias of moral authority , then here is a tale for the purpose . |
10 | because they were women 's work they were held in a |