Example sentences of "two [noun pl] ' [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Two hours ' climbing brought us to the narrow ledge from which one entered Antony 's cave through a cleft in the cliff-face . |
2 | A couple who ran a social club for three years are taking legal action after being given just two hours ' notice to leave their jobs and home . |
3 | In 1942 , 881 Aleuts had been forced to leave the Aleutian Islands in the north Pacific Ocean at only two hours ' notice following a Japanese landing to the north . |
4 | A salesman whose last two months ' returns fall below the required norm may be thought to be failing , until one knows that this is the first time that it has happened in five years . |
5 | The landlord must be given an order for possession after the expiry of the term , provided he has given the requisite two months ' notice requiring possession , ideally from the landlord 's point of view expiring when the tenancy terminates . |
6 | Chemistry from a shopping basket was the title of two schools ' lectures given last November by Dr John Nicholson of the Centre for Science Education , UEA , to packed audiences of 12–14 year old pupils from Norfolk and Suffolk schools . |
7 | However , after 1850 the two countries ' experiences begin to diverge . |
8 | The two countries ' governments have also promoted integrated pest management policies , helping farmers to apply pesticides only when necessary and reducing waste . |
9 | But this joint venture between the two parents ' genes worked only for the main genes within the nucleus of a living cell . |
10 | He was a member of the archbishops ' committee on industrial problems ( 1917–18 ) , and in 1927 was the two archbishops ' choice to introduce the revised prayer-book measure in the House of Commons . |
11 | AN ATTEMPT by management at Devonport to poach the refitting of a destroyer from Rosyth Royal Dockyard has failed , but the unsolicited bid has caused two weeks ' delay to work on HMS Gloucester . |
12 | The mines had suffered disruption since July and 220 workers had been dismissed earlier for taking industrial action , and according to the managing director at least two weeks ' production had been lost . |
13 | The interior ministers of Peru , Bolivia and Colombia and representatives of Spain , France and Italy are to meet in Madrid in two weeks ' time to discuss drug trafficking . |
14 | About 15 years ago , three months was considered to be sufficient time for a sales director with two years ' service to convince his company of his competence . |
15 | All full-time employees ( ie those having a normal working week of 20 hours or more , or 25 hours for directors ) who are with the Company or any of its subsidiaries which the Directors have decided will participate , and who have at least two years ' service to complete before retirement , may be eligible to participate at the discretion of the Directors . |
16 | An employee who is dismissed after two years ' service has three months in which to complain to an industrial tribunal . |
17 | Called PRC 565 , it is a new generation product and the result of two years ' development involving American and British scientists . |
18 | In front of his own people ( he was born near Vicenza ) , he will wish to erase the unhappy memories of two years ' inactivity caused by serious knee injuries . |
19 | To be meaningful the vision must be a detailed one , a vision of what will actually be happening in his area at 9.00 a.m. on Monday morning in two years ' time to achieve success . |
20 | Almost two years ' preparations culminated with a magnificent floral display , a beating the retreat ceremony and thanksgiving services , along with an opera , performed in the grounds of the old abbey . |
21 | We will introduce a credit-based system , enabling students to achieve a diploma after the equivalent of two years , with the option of a further one or two years ' study leading to a degree . |
22 | In respect of consort composition , John Bennett finds in Richard Mico a composer whose output suggests affinities with Byrd ; the two composers ' paths appear certain to have crossed within the orbit of the Petre family between 1608 and 1623 . |
23 | the first two days ' golf featured a Pro/Am event , but it was the third and final day which captured the attention of the public . |
24 | The most popular announcement — from the boys ' point of view at least — was that of an extra two days ' holiday to mark the Anniversary . |
25 | At Chantilly , news of the first two days ' fighting had not particularly upset General Joffre . |
26 | In ancient Greece , two rams ' heads facing each other on an open band was a favourite design and snake rings were also common , the serpent being a symbol of eternity . |
27 | Although the election of Avitus is the last Auvergnat election covered by Gregory , two saints ' Lives allow us to take up the story again a century later . |
28 | The two rivals ' remarks came as attempts to negotiate a truce in the bitter struggle between parliament and Mr Yeltsin 's executive seemed close to collapse . |
29 | In one case it was held that because such disparity would result from the closure by an LEA of the only two single-sex boys ' schools in its area , whilst the authority permitted its two girls ' schools to remain , there was unlawful sex discrimination . |
30 | The celebrated bust , looking like two dunces ' caps applied to her chest , was encased in a puce halter-necked sweater which left all but essentials bare . |