Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] a week " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim Stevens , licensee of the Red Lion in Lombard Court , EC3 , reckons to sell 25 kilderkins ( 18 gallon casks ) of real ale a week . |
| 2 | Although the couple do own a car and use between four and five gallons of unleaded petrol a week , the rise in the cost of a gallon of petrol and vehicle excise duty will not make a large dent in their finances . |
| 3 | This enables our employees to use the equivalent of one afternoon a week during working hours , for approved community activities , always of course , subject to workload . |
| 4 | Ideally , the shadow should spend an uninterrupted week or fortnight with his opposite number , but if that is impracticable , a regular visit of one day a week throughout the term would be satisfactory . |
| 5 | Inman was retired prematurely and his post abolished , and Hunt was given an annual salary of £1,000 for a minimum of one day a week at the Office , although according to the Secretary , he was usually there ‘ nearly half a week ’ . |
| 6 | LEAs could provide nursery schools and classes ; they could provide or finance holiday classes , camps , play schemes , swimming baths , community centres and recreation facilities ; and were given the responsibility ( never implemented ) to ensure that all young people up to age 18 , and not otherwise in education , received part-time further education by attending a ‘ county college ’ for the equivalent of one day a week . |
| 7 | A fee of one penny a week was initially charged to attend the night classes but after objections from the 18 to 20 year olds the teaching was provided gratuitously resulting in improved attendance with the " boys " advancing rapidly . |
| 8 | I had figures which actually showed what people were watching what they would do if you gave them five to seven more hours of spare time a week , all the things they would like to learn about that they have n't already learned about . |