Example sentences of "ten [noun] ' [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She meant , after ten minutes ' solemn consideration , to write that she was extremely sorry , and entirely responsible for the change of plan , but she could not now sit for him . |
| 2 | Two of his partners protested promptly that the said Susy was fully deployed on their cases , and Peter Yeo settled down to reorganize the workload , emerging after ten minutes ' hard negotiation with more or less the conclusion he had wanted . |
| 3 | So you had ten minutes ' free time , a type of reward , if you like , for paying attention and getting on with it . |
| 4 | But yesterday Dunnes Stores ( Billingham ) made a £1,000 offer and a former Oxford blue promised a £50 cheque to end worries that Richardson 's build-up would be affected after taking ten weeks ' unpaid leave from work . |
| 5 | Anderson has been forced to retire from the game through injury after ten years ' loyal service at St.James 's Park . |
| 6 | Managers with at least ten years ' senior management experience who are initiating and leading strategic change . |
| 7 | Suddenly to be offered , fruit of ten years ' hard work , this plum … . |
| 8 | He was arrested shortly after his arrival and was detained without trial until September when he was sentenced to ten years ' hard labour for alleged espionage . |
| 9 | Most successful governing bodies send their entry away for at least ten days ' intensive training prior to a world event . |