Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1966 , Peter Bogdanovich , by then an assistant director and part-time scriptwriter for Corman , was given his chance to direct a thriller called Targets in which Boris Karloff was cast because he still owed Corman two days ' work . |
| 2 | 2 slices of white bread , crusts removed 125g/4oz smoked cods ' roe , skinned juice of one large lemon 75–125ml/4–5fl oz/⅔ cup olive oil 1 × 15ml/tbsp grated onion , squeezed dry salt and pepper if required 1 . |
| 3 | For their parting present , before they went off into their futures , they gave Apricot six months ' supply of contraceptive pills . |
| 4 | He even gave North precious travellers ' cheques to ransom them , although the ransom did not work out . |
| 5 | Hampshire gave Smith two weeks ' holiday on his return from the World Cup , to allow him to get to know his 17-month-old son Harrison and his new house near Salisbury . |