Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [num] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following India 's announcement in April 1990 of a campaign protesting at Fiji 's discrimination against Indians in the proposed new constitution , the Fiji government on May 24 gave the Indian high commission 24 hours ' notice to close its mission because of alleged internal and external " interference " . |
| 2 | Tt , well at at the moment I am therefore due in actual fact two weeks ' holiday |
| 3 | He was a founder member and later Chairman of the Scottish Council of the R Y A , played the leading role in the nineteen ninety one R Y A You World Youth Champions and is a past President of the then National Flying Fifteen Owners ' Association . |
| 4 | 125g/4oz gravadlax , finely sliced and chopped 125g/4oz chunk cucumber , finely diced 240g/approx 8oz tub natural Greek yogurt salt and freshly ground black pepper 12 quails ' eggs green or blue food colouring salad garnish |
| 5 | A lack-lustre school five minutes ' walk from home with no major roads to be crossed may be preferred to a showpiece two miles away . |
| 6 | The other major offence is drunken driving , an offence bristling with technicalities which carries a maximum prison sentence of six months ' and a minimum period twelve months ' disqualification from driving . |
| 7 | 75g/3oz unsalted butter 12 lambs ' kidneys , skinned and cored 3 small shallots or salad onions , finely chopped 125ml/5fl oz/⅔ cup dry white wine 50g/2oz softened unsalted butter 2 × 15ml/tbsp Dijon mustard salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 × 5ml/tsp lemon juice freshly chopped parsley to garnish |