Example sentences of "of [num] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 25 lucky winners in our £1,500 competition will also receive a copy of XL Records ' new three-album compilation set . |
| 2 | Asserting , what was palpably untrue , that ‘ There are probably few people in India who do not sincerely regret that you should have made it impossible for any government to leave you at liberty ’ , he handed down a sentence of six years ' simple imprisonment , pointing out — the crowning touch-that the sentence was the same as that given to the nationalist hero Bal Gangadhar Tilak , twelve years before . |
| 3 | Each period of observation or each sequence of periods of observation , possibly on different days ( or over a longer period ) will provide a longitudinal ‘ case ’ study of six pupils ' affective responses to computer-assisted learning and non-computer-assisted learning . |
| 4 | Early redemption of a loan carries a penalty of 90 days ' extra interest , except during the first year of the five year deal , when an additional 150 days ' interest is levied . |
| 5 | He spent the first three terms as a non-collegiate student ( a ‘ tosher ’ ) , preparing himself for Responsions by means of three hours ' daily tuition directed towards entrance scholarships to Balliol in November and Merton in January ( which he failed to win ) , and then to Lincoln College , which he won easily in March 1898 because of the mature quality of his style and approach in the general essay paper . |
| 6 | The programme was the product of three weeks ' intensive work by President Mikhail Gorbachev and his advisers to produce a compromise between Stanislav Shatalin " s radical proposals and the more cautious plan produced by Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov . |
| 7 | In addition , employees may be granted up to a maximum of three days ' special leave . |
| 8 | The court of military justice on May 5 confirmed the sentence of three years ' hard labour first passed in absentia in July 1983 against Gen. Saadeddine al-Shazli , the army chief of staff during the Arab-Israeli war of 1973 . |
| 9 | I assumed McIllvanney had sent a message to Massachusetts asking Sammy to telephone as soon as he reached port , and I was certain that Sammy would jump at the chance of three months ' extra salary , and if he did then Ellen and Thessy would similarly earn their small fortunes . |
| 10 | For example , Brown & Root pays for estate agents ' fees and legal charges up to a maximum of three months ' gross salary . |
| 11 | I propose a limit of three months ' free residential treatment . |
| 12 | While Rubbing Along in Burmese was being printed , I was working on a bigger handbook for learning the language , under the title of Three Months ' Hard Labour . |
| 13 | The Volkskammer on Jan. 11-12 gave a first reading to a law allowing an alternative of 18 months ' civilian service . |
| 14 | Suddenly to be offered , fruit of ten years ' hard work , this plum … . |
| 15 | It was a celebration not just of 25 years ' wedded bliss , but also the modern Labour Party . |
| 16 | The landlord requires security of income for a long period , and this is specially desirable where the landlord is an investing institution which pays out pensions or insurance policies , because a period of twenty-five years ' secure income facilitates the actuarial calculations necessary in order to determine the level of payments which the landlord can make . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The President , who had to have a minimum of 15 years ' professional political experience , would chair Cabinet meetings and would be Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces . |
| 22 | So here I am extolling the worth of twenty minutes ' silent meditation as a means of renewing and refreshing your channels . |
| 23 | To mark the occasion of twenty years ' loyal service to the Company , ten individuals were presented with watches at the annual Long Service Awards presentation held in December . |
| 24 | As usual , de Gaulle 's language was loaded : " dispersion " really meant pluralism ; " facilité " meant the French people 's understandable impatience to begin enjoying the rewards of twenty years ' hard work . |
| 25 | Clause 20 and Sch 2 add to the existing protection of pregnant women by giving those without the requisite length of service , who formerly were not entitled to any maternity leave , a period of 14 weeks ' such leave . |
| 26 | Other parts of the directive — including a minimum of four weeks ' paid leave — apply to everyone . |
| 27 | Eligibility for payments is now restricted to workers under the age of 65 who have a minimum of two years ' full-time service since the age of 18 . |
| 28 | PhD candidates with a Masters qualification have to complete a minimum of two years ' full-time study |
| 29 | The clash is the climax of 19 years ' hard sweat for Davey , whose battle to turn his puny frame into a superstar hulk has won him a millionaire lifestyle in Tampa , Florida . |