Example sentences of "[adj] day [unc] [noun sg] [pers pn] " 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 | If you follow this day 's eating you will get through only 2,778 calories . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | So how much money will you get for the three days ' work you 've done ? |
| 9 | At the beginning of each day 's trading you will be given a small amount of money ( eg £20 ) in small change , to put into the till . |
| 10 | For that day 's class she had taken her own watercolours , bought with the Visacard in Reading … |
| 11 | After a good day 's fishing he persuaded me to spend the night at Fullcircle . |
| 12 | They are , however , subsidized to some extent , and although the Remploy workers do a full day 's work they do not have quite such demands made on them as they would encounter in open employment . |
| 13 | After five days ' walking they were obviously all fit and experienced . |
| 14 | Ken did and Jackie promptly produced results : on his first day 's testing he was as quick as Bruce McLaren ; in his first race he won and scored eleven victories in thirteen starts . |
| 15 | ‘ The first day 's threshing I done was for a man by the name of Rogers , Harry Rogers . |
| 16 | The thirty days ' standard he applies to his suppliers is the thirty days standard he expects from his customers . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In the event , the document proved so unacceptable that after two days ' debate it was sent back for thorough revision . |
| 19 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |