Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it not also the case that the cost of one or perhaps two years ' worth of the administrative introduction of the NHS changes for the internal market would again result in the same figure ? |
| 2 | The prospect of community punishment or even six months ' imprisonment did not deter the thief in that case . |
| 3 | In the absence of speech — or even silent movies ' traditional inter-titles — Lane succeeds in making the gently miming performances , the real locations and the expressive music soundtrack carry the burden of the film 's meaning . |
| 4 | Two or even three years ' salary for a kitchen maid , £10 was , in fact , too low an estimate of the potential profit [ see Rizzo ] . |
| 5 | I estimated that perhaps fifteen minutes ' fishing would salve my honour , and not expecting to catch anything , I let the wind flag my flies out over the water . |
| 6 | The Law Society and the Legal Aid Board have agreed to introduce a Scheme which is designed to ensure that only competent solicitors ' representatives advise suspects at police stations . |
| 7 | It should be pointed out that even if the figures cited earlier are achieved , they are not overwhelming , since they constitute no more than about two years ' growth . |
| 8 | The Sandyport project is situated on New Providence , not far from Nassau and only 10 minutes ' drive from the international airport . |
| 9 | Blakey Ridge and Hutton-le-Hole with the outdoor Ryedale Folk Museum are at the heart of the moor , and only thirty-five minutes ' drive from the farm . |
| 10 | Vaginally delivered infants over 27 and below 33 weeks ' gestation were randomised immediately before delivery by means of sealed envelopes to either a ‘ regulated ’ group or a ‘ random ’ group . |
| 11 | The research programme involves the completion of the development of a complex data base system for the computerised storage , handling and analysis of a large body of medieval and early modern merchants ' account books . |
| 12 | 36 vaginally delivered infants over 27 and under 33 weeks ' gestation . |
| 13 | Local changes can be detected from employment , taxation and social security records and also Executive Councils ' lists of general practitioners ' patients ( though these are notoriously out of date especially for age groups having little need of medical care and therefore slow to register with a new GP after moving ) . |
| 14 | In the first place , there is the time factor : her first biography was begun over twenty years after the publication of BT and even honest sisters ' memories would be fallible at such a distance . |
| 15 | More moss is collected and then more spiders ' webs until a platform has been formed . |
| 16 | They have considerable countervailing power against intermediaries , as placing power is an essential part of dealers ' strength to win mandates and again institutional investors ' sophistication entails symmetric information . |
| 17 | ( Inconveniently , they have been low in Germany , but doubtless German firms ' cheap capital comes from somewhere else . ) |
| 18 | ‘ The hardest part of the ‘ Challenge ’ was standing at the wheel in the cockpit after only four hours ' sleep , feeling like you were being bombarded by cannons firing icy water . |
| 19 | Thus after just two years ' trading SOFFEX 's turnover exceeded that of LTOM . |
| 20 | After nearly 40 years ' work almost all are now fully and beautifully restored . |
| 21 | The elegant Gower had rediscovered his appetite to be both combative and successful in the Test arena and had celebrated his return after nearly 20 months ' absence by eclipsing Geoff Boycott 's long standing English Test runs aggregate . |
| 22 | After about nine months ' stay they could graduate to a single room but by then many preferred to be in with their friends . |
| 23 | The evening came to an end after about three hours ' dancing , the final speeches being made by the local dignitaries , this being followed by a round of applause for the French people , led by a British Officer . |
| 24 | The good old Ordnance Survey Landrangers guided our way and after about 2½ hours ' driving we pulled up alongside the river and could n't believe our eyes … |