Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [num] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | A landlord can distrain against goods and effects compromised in the bankrupt 's estate but only for six months ' rent accrued due before the commencement of the bankruptcy ( s347(1) ) . |
| 2 | He described how it was only after four years ' teaching that he had begun to question what he was doing on the grounds of both commonsense and increasing knowledge . |
| 3 | Some give open-ended contracts , others employ their seasonal workers on a succession of fixed-term contracts of essentially an arbitrary duration ( usually between 10 and 12 weeks ) which contain an additional clause allowing the employer to terminate them prematurely with one weeks ' notice . |
| 4 | you 're just paying out that amount of money and suddenly in one goes ' a big , bi , like quite a shock . |
| 5 | In that case it is legitimate to require some special process of constitutional amendment say that the legislature may amend the Constitution only by a two-thirds majority or after a general election or perhaps upon three months ' notice . |
| 6 | I could imagine institutions , for example , being told to be in a different position perhaps in five years ' time or ten years ' time , and being able to do this by a variety of means , working towards it , whereas , it seems to me it 's a very much harder problem , although it 's , it 's understandable as I said in the , in the present circumstances , to actually be able to take on this properly and do a proper job of change in a time scale of perhaps one year or maybe even less than that in some cases . |
| 7 | Not now , not next year but in the next twenty years so there are a problem with schools , there are problems , I think , with changing leisure habits er people , the way that people take their leisure has changed over the last twenty years and not always have clubs , organizations and sailing schools taken account of that in , in their programme , especially with youngsters and I have to say I also believe there is apathy in some clubs and other organizations , not every club has an active youth sailing scheme and I believe that any club that does n't either must be extremely popular because of its er prices of beer or , or some other reason or it may not exist perhaps in twenty years ' time , so I think it 's an ext extremely important topic brought about by the maybe , without being melodramatic , some of the stuff that we 're reading in the papers about youngsters these days but looking at it from a purely selfish sailing point of view if we 're to get more youngsters into the sport even if we 're to hold our ground we 've got to make a big effort over , over this year and , and it 's important make sure that it runs on for future years . |
| 8 | It was a celebration not just of 25 years ' wedded bliss , but also the modern Labour Party . |
| 9 | Courses are generally of 12 months ' duration by full-time study . |
| 10 | These degrees are generally of 21–24 months ' duration by full-time study , 36 months full-time for the MPhil in Clinical Psychology . |
| 11 | By the time Charlie and Tommy climbed through the ropes , Tommy had made it clear to his friend that he hoped to get away with three minutes ' shadow-boxing . |
| 12 | The plaintiff , wishing to have monies now and not in two years ' time , prudently accepted the settlement figure . |
| 13 | Thus in 5 years ' time a benefit of £80,000 will have increased to £102,102.52 . |
| 14 | His disguise would pass in a crowded street , but not at six inches ' range . |
| 15 | He had no ambitions to play Hook and certainly not at four days ' notice . |
| 16 | By 1982 , the bank sent him off for four months ' study at Harvard Business School . |
| 17 | I liked to find my own stories — and I was just beginning to place the best of them in national papers when I was whisked off for two years ' National Service . |
| 18 | Geest launched its new product , which is peeled , cored , trimmed and packed in a special container , on the Scottish market yesterday after three years ' work on the process . |
| 19 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 20 | The main intention is to have the former LMS locomotive restored back to full working order , hopefully in 18 months ' time . |
| 21 | Liverpool went out in disgrace , Mike Marsh becoming their third player to be sent off in four Cup-Winners ' Cup ties this season as Spartak Moscow won a cold war at Anfield that also produced five bookings . |
| 22 | Unsecured creditors should agree to accept a down payment of around 35p in the pound for money due to them , and to take the balance in redeemable convertible preference shares in Prior Harwin , to be paid off in four years ' time . |
| 23 | Then they would n't find me , and I could plan my life and find a job and a flat and go home in six months ' time having proved I 'm adult and they 'll have to let go and let me do what I absolutely , passionately want to do with my life . |
| 24 | SOUTHAMPTON defender Jon Gittens , who joined Middlesbrough yesterday on three months ' loan , has denied he reneged on Newcastle United last month . |
| 25 | Land nearby had been bought up for 300 workers ' houses . |
| 26 | The hearty Sydneysider Whitney , 33 on Feb 24 , was called up after 80 minutes ' play , and never looked back after disposing of Srikkanth with his third ball : the remaining wickets tumbled as India 's batting fell apart . |
| 27 | So we actually ended up with two days ' climbing . |
| 28 | I ended up on three years ' probation . |
| 29 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 30 | One vice-president is accountable for several strategic business units , each with a president who works with critical tasks of up to 7 years ' duration . |