Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] three [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The plaintiff must issue a summons for directions after he has given three months ' notice under Ord 37 , r10 that he intends to apply for further damages .
2 So , if you buy a yearling fish it will have consumed three years ' pellet rations and , hopefully , survived three merry-go-rounds of hazards .
3 He never slept much before combat ; that was why he had caught three hours ' rest during the afternoon .
4 The boys had gone out to play on the forestry tracks with their new bikes on what had proved a bright but cold day ; Mary had got three hours ' sleep before they came back , noisily demanding to be fed .
5 No he 's got three days ' holiday .
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