Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She flew up to Nashville for two weeks ' work and called Dennis from her hotel room exactly eight days after their wedding . |
| 2 | At that hour , right across America , all airports ceased operations for two minutes ' silence . |
| 3 | And she had laid in Greek brandy and pink champagne for old times ' sake . |
| 4 | He has devised a vitamin and mineral supplement called Ultra-Detoxi for the Nature 's Best brand : £16.50 for 30 days ' supply . |
| 5 | He pledged more funding for pregnant women 's nutrition , childhood immunisations , and pre-school programmes for underprivileged children . |
| 6 | On the left , new and special projects programming executive Brian George receives his award for 25 years ' service from logistics director Mike Cozens . |
| 7 | Training has been completed for the week , and the platoon which paraded for its Pass-Off today has now left the barracks for ten days ' leave prior to posting to various battalions in England , Ulster and around Europe . |
| 8 | ‘ Hart , in fact despaired over the possibility of producing significant change through traditional children 's educational programs . |
| 9 | I went to university for five years ' study . |
| 10 | There are quiet times during good children 's programmes . |
| 11 | This document made it clear that the responsibility for determining coordinators ' roles rested with the heads , who were encouraged to choose from the 1985 specification provided by the Authority . |
| 12 | Many industrialists concede that a large part of the responsibility for British companies ' lame performance must lie with management . |
| 13 | Stephen Kunz , Technical Manager , receives his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 14 | Duncan Dawson ( left ) is photographed with Engineering Manager , Ian Haveron , after being presented with his watch for 25 years ' service . |
| 15 | It might also prove illuminating if we adopt a dialectical approach , considering , for instance , the conflicts between different characters ' conversational behaviour . |
| 16 | Taurus , a computer project that was to have delivered paperless share settlement , was scrapped in March after five years ' work and a £400m ( $150m ) outlay by the City . |
| 17 | Robert Johnson , Managing Director of Johnson Brothers , will retire from the Board after 34 years ' loyal and successful service with the Group . |
| 18 | At the other end of the world , Shackleton had reached South Georgia Island after two years ' isolation in Antarctica : |
| 19 | The 20% no-claims discount rises to 50% after five years ' no-claims . |
| 20 | She had returned to Somerville to complete her degree course after two years ' school teaching ( ‘ Taught all the sciences Botany , Zoo , Chemistry . |
| 21 | A pilot study at St George 's Hospital in London has suggested that quadruple treatment with rifampicin , ethambutol , isoniazid , and pyrazinamide or clofazamine may be of value , with 10 of 20 patients remaining in remission after nine months ' treatment . |
| 22 | Mean energy intake ( Table III ) was not significantly different in the two groups before treatment , increased in both groups after four weeks ' treatment , and was maintained in the steroid treated group but not in the group treated with the elemental diet after 13 weeks . |
| 23 | In the field of professional qualifications , a directive is now in force that obliges professional bodies to recognise diplomas awarded in other member states after three years ' training , when granting membership to a particular profession . |
| 24 | ‘ I first got interested in the issue of access for off-road cyclists after two years ' National Series racing . |
| 25 | Jed-Forest signed a £30,000 deal for three years ' backing from the TSB , Melrose will receive a minimum of £10,000 this season from Concept Group , sponsorship which , through bonuses , could rise to £15,000 if they win the national championship and the Border League , and Stewart 's Melville have a season 's £15,000 support from Dial Office Systems . |
| 26 | There is a tension between human beings ' sexual drives and civilization , because the latter needs people who will sublimate sexuality into activities which help to build up and preserve civilization . |
| 27 | An earnout may enable the purchaser to bridge the gap between both parties ' price expectations , with the assurance that a higher price will only be paid if projections are achieved . |
| 28 | THE European Commission gave the green light yesterday in Brussels for British Airways ' takeover of Dan-Air , dismissing objections by rival carriers and the Belgian government . |
| 29 | After initial support from the Department of Employment , Compact has raised funds for four years ' work from Merseyside Training and Enterprise Council , Liverpool City Council and the private sector . |
| 30 | These statutes were ironically among the main foci of opposition during those countries ' independence movements . |