Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 31 | She wrote that she would prefer not to come home , but Tony and Maureen got a few days ' leave and travelled to Kent to see her . |
| 32 | Robyn is rather less generous with the next supplicant , a young man who broke his ankle falling off his motorbike on New Year 's Eve , but even the least deserving candidate gets a few days ' respite , for Robyn tends to identify with the students against the system that assesses them , even though she is herself part of the system . |
| 33 | Following a large congress of agricultural co-operatives last weekend , preparation is in hand to form a new Peasants ' Party . |
| 34 | Get a few Pils ' cabinets |
| 35 | But the Witton-le-Wear trainer must face a local stewards ' inquiry at the East Boldon circuit to explain the dramatic improvement in form of Carley Pop . |
| 36 | There followed a few minutes ' discussion where it seemed Cicely Hepwood had been all set to cancel an arrangement she and her husband had to visit a sick friend in hospital that afternoon . |
| 37 | The successors to the landlords served a six months ' written notice to quit under section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 although they did not require the premises for their undertaking . |
| 38 | Lawrence , Sibylle Zuckermann has been for the last six years teaching a Senior Citizens ' class . |
| 39 | Mrs Stringer , an active member of Teesside Pensioners Association , is attending a two-day Pensioners ' Parliament in Brussels , paid for by the European Parliament 's Socialist group of MPs . |
| 40 | Reid will be attending a big jockeys ' meeting at York when whips will be among the subjects under discussion . |
| 41 | In despair the women approach a local consumers ' organization — the Education and Research Association for Consumers ( ERA ) — which takes their complaint seriously . |
| 42 | After his second retirement eight years later , he was again ‘ let down lightly ’ , by doing a few days ' work a month on market research . |
| 43 | I phoned and the man that I needed to speak to was not there , he 'd been seconded to the Himalayas or something , he was only coming back erm , in the middle of January , I was in , erm , November or whatever it was , I was giving a few days ' grace , and then I was going to call . |
| 44 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 45 | And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ? |
| 46 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |
| 47 | For the latter , the Association arranged the travel and accommodation for the fifty strong British contingent which included a National Workers ' Sports Association team , a group of Clarion cyclists , and spectators . |
| 48 | The larger second-class stations would also have a separate ladies ' waiting-room . |
| 49 | No doubt when Wrexham see what a joke he is , he will be back at ‘ The Tip ’ licking a few supporters ' backsides and begging for his job back . |
| 50 | In the El Niño event of 1982–83 , 200 000 square km of Argentina was flooded and Peru lost a million dollars ' worth of potatoes , while Indonesia , Australia , and southern Africa experienced devastating drought . |
| 51 | She 'd been spending a few days ' holiday in Sicily , with her friends Penny and Devlin . |
| 52 | Future Plans — We plan to hold a Potential Teachers ' Day on Saturday 24th November 1984 as an introduction to training , prior to the next intake in January 1985 . |
| 53 | For example , in 1980 the Home Secretary , William Whitelaw , introduced the ‘ short , sharp , shock ’ punishments for young offenders , involving a few months ' strict discipline and almost para-military training in detention centres . |
| 54 | Years later , when a leading local councillor , she regularly attended a national Museums ' conference . |
| 55 | After MPs sat all night to defeat a private members ' bill to enable building of the Cardiff Barrage , the government announced that it would introduce its own bill to ensure that the measure passed into law . |
| 56 | He affixed a small jewellers ' eyeglass to his eye , and peered in at the device 's workings more closely . |
| 57 | Unless there is exceptional need they only work from Monday to Friday , and as the service is very short-staffed in many areas most people can only receive a few hours ' help a week ; although in special cases daily help can be arranged . |
| 58 | Nicola 's parents stayed at her bedside until 2.30am before snatching a few hours ' sleep in a room at the hospital . |
| 59 | My parole finishes in nine days and then I start a nine months ' suspended sentence . |
| 60 | Viola Machin left a few moments ' pause . |