Example sentences of "[adj] days ' [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even with a few days ' rehearsal it was an unnerving experience . |
| 2 | After a few days ' dialling he knew it by heart . |
| 3 | What did it matter if there would be no long-term future for them together — that in a few days ' time they would be separated by the cold grey expanse of the North Sea ? |
| 4 | Pete suggested that in a few days ' time he could take her out to the nearest big town on the coast , and there she could look for clothes in the department stores and check out the library for the addresses of any useful organisations or people to contact . |
| 5 | I 'm lucky , she told her reflection , and in a few days ' time I 'll be far away from this place , and without Piers around I 'll be able to put things back into perspective . |
| 6 | Earlier that day , Gorbachev had himself appeared to raise the possibility of his stepping down as general secretary at the CPSU congress when , clearly stung by the ferocity of the criticisms being levelled at him , he complained that " people are not taking the general secretary , the President of the country , very seriously " , and added : " It is not a question of me : tomorrow or in 10 or 12 days ' time someone else might be general secretary or party chairman . " |
| 7 | After 21 days ' culture there were 8.29 ( 0.74 ) ×10 6 cells in control cultures ( mean ( SEM ) ) . |
| 8 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 9 | So how much money will you get for the three days ' work you 've done ? |
| 10 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 11 | Our one day visit soon stretched to two , and when we left at the end of three superb days ' climbing there were still routes we wanted to do . |
| 12 | But much more detailed and as a result not only of about twelve days ' training which we 've undertaken in that area with the management team , or various of them , but also of our experience over the last eighteen months in operating it . |
| 13 | The thirty days ' standard he applies to his suppliers is the thirty days standard he expects from his customers . |
| 14 | In two days ' time we reached Pakoku where many of the Anglo-Burmans begged me to disembark and try to walk out of Burma with them , but Rachel was still very sick and I said I would go on to Mandalay and hope to find a doctor there . |
| 15 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |