Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] five [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went to university for five years ' study . |
| 2 | The medical superintendent of a hospital had to be a duly qualified medical practitioner of five years ' standing . |
| 3 | This new law was put into practice two weeks before my son 's death , and carried with it a maximum sentence of five years ' imprisonment . |
| 4 | Section 5 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 allows a wife to oppose divorce after five years ' separation on the grounds that dissolution of the marriage would cause ‘ grave financial or other hardship ’ , but very few such cases have succeeded ( Cretney and Masson , 1990 , pp. 130–1 ) . |
| 5 | With the benefit of five years ' hindsight and analysis , it is possible to understand at least some of the political consequences of that sort of robust egalitarianism . |
| 6 | At a primary school , Joan , a teacher of five years ' experience , notices two 9-year-old pupils scuffling in the corridor . |
| 7 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 8 | This could range in scope from a review of certain commercial aspects of the target , carried out by a suitably experienced consultant , to a full ‘ long-form ’ investigation of five years ' historical financial results . |
| 9 | This could range in scope from a review of certain commercial aspects of the target , carried out by a suitably experienced consultant , to a full ‘ long-form ’ investigation of five years ' historical financial results . |
| 10 | The product of five months ' work by a specially elected Constituent Assembly [ see pp. 37450 ; 37914 ; 38283 ] , it was hailed on all sides as marking the opening of a new democratic chapter in the country 's history , previously marred by decades of political and drug-related violence and the domination of power by a small political elite . |
| 11 | The arrangement provided for the repayment of all the principal owed for 1989 and 1990 and half the interest payable for 1989 over a 10-year period with five years ' grace . |
| 12 | We are interested in tools for the classroom in five years ' time , rather than those which can be run now . |
| 13 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 14 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 15 | After a five-hour trial Bao was sentenced by the People 's Intermediate Court to five years ' imprisonment for " inciting " counter-revolutionary activities and to four years for " divulging state secrets " . |
| 16 | Sentencing Serjeant to five years ' imprisonment , Lord Lane ( the Lord Chief Justice ) said : ‘ The public sense of outrage must be marked . |
| 17 | The Cabinet met on Tuesday 11 December and unanimously approved of Baldwin 's decision that the government meet Parliament in five weeks ' time on 15 January . |
| 18 | Left-wing O'Leary , just 19 , was the surprise package when the 30-strong party was announced this week for five days ' warm weather training starting on New Year 's Eve . |
| 19 | According to the research , over half — 55 percent — have an average of five years ' managing director experience in at least two positions and eight out of ten claim experience of turning around a company . |
| 20 | The terminal bonus of £250 , an ex gratia payment as a thank-you for five years ' service , is painfully inadequate , advises Alan . |
| 21 | I well remember going as a new convert into a Baptist church for the first time : how strange I found that row of five deacons ' chairs which dominated the scene , and even stranger the little cups for communion . |
| 22 | I think there 's sufficient weighting on the course in art for the child to make it work … if you kill the word ‘ exam ’ and just call it a ‘ set piece ’ , and say ‘ This is the final piece of work I 'd like you to do ’ , and see if there 's a climax of five terms ' work , as opposed to some sort of insurmountable hurdle that only 20 per cent of the pupils can get over … ‘ if you do n't make a particularly good job of it , it only carries 40 per cent of the marks and you 've got 60 per cent for the coursework ‘ . |
| 23 | Category D , carrying a maximum penalty of five years ' imprisonment , would cover indecent assaults not involving penetration . |
| 24 | Each of the perjury charges carried a maximum penalty of five years ' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 , while the possession charges carried maximum sentences of one year and a fine of $100,000 . |
| 25 | The leniency of Kanemaru 's treatment was highlighted when , on the same day , Kiyoshi Kaneko was charged with falsely reporting a donation , an indictment which involved a public trial and carried a penalty of five years ' imprisonment or a fine of 300,000 yen . |
| 26 | This man would blow up a city without five seconds ' compunction — and she did not criticise him for that — but he would insist on good whisky , eat in good restaurants , like to travel first-class . |
| 27 | Fleck should be back soon to sharpen that attack , but for today Stringer names an unchanged squad of 13 to meet a side which has Sutton back in goal after five games ' absence at the expense of Crossley . |
| 28 | Just before I went on my first furlough after five years ' service , the Bishop of Rangoon , Norman Tubbs , called me and told me that on my return from furlough he wanted me to take over the training of the Burmese clergy . |
| 29 | If you were to achieve your goal in five years ' time , what would you have to be doing in four years ' time to get there ? |
| 30 | My goal in five years ' time would be |