Example sentences of "[adj] week ['s] holiday " in BNC.

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1 Stein and his staff had also filled , in principle , the several hundred other posts , but most of these members of staff would not take up their positions until three weeks before the hotel 's grand opening , timed to tie in with a huge party which Stephen was throwing for island dignitaries and specially invited celebrities , Michael Stein had proved his worth yet again in sending off invitations to the party , offering a free week 's holiday to various A-list showbiz and society figures .
2 The success of Peter Medd. an Old Boy and son of one of the Visitors , in gaining a First Class Honours degree at Oxford so pleased the Goldsmiths that he was given a prize of £20 and the School an extra week 's holiday that summer .
3 The ending of the War was marked first of all by an extra week 's holiday , but plans were in hand for a more permanent reminder of the " war to end all wars " .
4 It is therefore recommended that all employees , particularly those in a data-processing capacity , be required to take at least two consecutive weeks ' holiday , ideally including a month-end or quarter-end .
5 I actually had a happy week 's holiday ( Black Wednesday aside ) free from the clutches of the Dutch police dragnet .
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