Example sentences of "every [adj] [noun pl] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once every eight weeks the card 'll be on your door for the Big Turn and you pay me to scrub the close . |
| 2 | Every few minutes the cock tests the temperature of the mound : if it falls below 33 degrees Celsius he adds more compost , while if it rises above 33 degrees he makes a vent in the mound to cool the eggs . |
| 3 | Every few years the gap is filled with a useful directory , but handy as they are such titles rarely survive for more than three editions : witness the demise of the Antique Collectors ' Club 's sadly missed Guide to Specialist Nurseries . |
| 4 | Every few years the industry begins a campaign , backed in medical journals , for release from its shackles . |
| 5 | Every few lessons the class has a criticism , and the children will criticise each others ' work . |
| 6 | Home was a little nearer , and with every few miles the countryside grew a little uglier . |
| 7 | Once every six months the Profitboss takes his team away to a hotel for a two- or three-day residential workshop , perhaps from a Thursday to Saturday . |
| 8 | Once every six months the shopkeeper would come and pay his regards . |
| 9 | Every thirteen years the eye needs double the amount of light to see so good lighting is very important in making the most of sight . |
| 10 | Every 10 seconds the display changes to show elapsed bottom time on an otherwise clear screen , to avoid confusion . |
| 11 | Every three hours the Met Assistant had to plot a chart — that is , working from the coded symbols sent on the teleprinter , draw up on a large blank map of Great Britain the weather at that time over the whole country . |
| 12 | As an example , every three months the buyer gives a 12 months forward forecast . |
| 13 | Every three months the library produces a bibliography which refers by categories to longer articles held in the library . |
| 14 | The losses of individual counties were relatively small and every four years the visit of the Australians helped to replenish the kitty . |
| 15 | Every four weeks the body temperature rises and the ground squirrel awakens and moves about , even venturing outside the burrow . |
| 16 | Every two years the Medau College holds a Whitsuntide course for Medau teachers and I always find it most stimulating to renew contact with our German colleagues . |
| 17 | Every two years the IBOA is reborn . |