Example sentences of "have a [det] [noun] ' [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Try to arrange things in such a way that a player has a few bars ' rest before his solo passage begins .
2 James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school .
3 The fact that Mangon fully deserved his title of Wizard of Lighting was of minor importance to the Girls who , due to his perfectionism , often only had a few hours ' sleep in their dressing-rooms , and occasionally none at all .
4 So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning .
5 The news was relayed to the restive citizens that they had a few days ' respite .
6 Sarah had a few days ' leave while Joe was home and Maureen suggested , while Anne and her father were present , that Joe took Sarah out sometimes .
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