Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second one the second man says I want a year 's , I want ten years ' supply of whisky , right , so they sling it in there . |
| 2 | So the third man goes I want ten years ' supply of cigarettes . |
| 3 | I love these gulls ' |
| 4 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 5 | Erm , I go through stages , normally I need eight hours ' sleep , always eight hours ' sleep , but I do n't really sleep in . |
| 6 | But looking at it from the other point , that 's the you know the word entitlement comes from you know , I I think I 'm entitled to twenty days ' training , but whether I need twenty days ' training to be |
| 7 | The reason becomes clear when we consider these devices ' search spaces for learning . |
| 8 | And we have four weeks ' holiday at August . |
| 9 | These freight forwarders frequently act either as carriers in their own right when they consolidate multiple shippers ' cargo and hire space on the vessel or vessels involved in the maritime leg of the journey . |
| 10 | They ignore other countries ' difficulties and concentrate solely on those in this country , to the damage of our interests . |
| 11 | If they work between eight and sixteen hours a week they need five years ' continuous employment before they qualify for payment , while those who work less than eight hours a week have no entitlement to redundancy payments . |
| 12 | Using the latest computer travel technology they handle all sites ' business travel as well as providing a complete foreign exchange service to BNFL personnel . . |