Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] ['s] work " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished his lunch , went back to his office , gave a bemused Müller a stern warning about the standards expected from state officials , buckled into a solid afternoon 's work and , when the working day was over , carried a bulging briefcase home . |
| 2 | On his first day , Monday , 1 February , Terry arrived at the building — which was recently opened by Sir Ralph Robins , chairman of Rolls-Royce plc — to find there was more going on than a usual day 's work ; they were cleaning up in the aftermath of a fire . |
| 3 | For Frances Minhinnick a normal day 's work means dealing with people ‘ who have broken into schools , nicked cars , committed burglaries , robberies and rape . ’ |
| 4 | Writing , he said , was a pleasure ; 4,000 words was a normal day 's work . |
| 5 | And tidying up after removal and spring cleaning homes that have n't been touched for years are all part of a normal day 's work . |
| 6 | In consequence , therefore , any one of these three procedures will be considered as a normal evening 's work . |
| 7 | From Mr Salmond 's perspective , last Monday was a sorry night 's work . |
| 8 | It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost . |
| 9 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 10 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 11 | A snap survey in the West Country by New Scientist found that a number of garages want £8 or more for what should be just a few minutes ' work . |
| 12 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 13 | After his second retirement eight years later , he was again ‘ let down lightly ’ , by doing a few days ' work a month on market research . |
| 14 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 15 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 16 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 17 | ‘ Not bad for one and a half day 's work , ’ he said smugly . |
| 18 | ‘ Kept you asleep in the morning , and prevented you from doing a proper day 's work . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , Adam was a gardener , and God who made him sees That half a proper gardener 's work is done upon his knees . ’ |
| 20 | It is worth quoting in full Hardie 's graphic account of a typical day 's work by one of the artists : |
| 21 | ‘ A simple day 's work , for a man like you . ’ |
| 22 | A real life 's work . |
| 23 | Next year Minnie I will be forty and hardly able to believe it but I am resolved to make great changes with the help of a hard winter 's work . |
| 24 | Perhaps they could use some of their undoubted energy in joining a night shotgun vigil after a hard day 's work ? |
| 25 | The place where rivermen dockers and farmworkers could relax after a hard day 's work . |
| 26 | Be sensible in your plans , though ; there is no point in forcing yourself to do something after a hard day 's work , for example . |
| 27 | Otherwise , after a hard day 's work in the middle of winter , you will find that you can not be bothered to make the effort to go along and you will have wasted the fees . |
| 28 | Try early evening walks to de-stress after a hard day 's work . |
| 29 | He needed their support after a hard day 's work in often uncomfortable conditions . |
| 30 | Not in these days , for smoking in , but just a casual yet elegant loose jacket with a tie belt made in straight pieces like a very simple dressing gown — a truly marvellous garment to relax in after a hard day 's work and very good for either men or women . |