Example sentences of "[prep] several [noun pl] [unc] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After several months ' work , during which time they lived in a caravan parked on the site , the owners , Mr and Mrs Bates were able to move into the future garage area of the building in August 1984 and to continue work on the upper-floor accommodation under the shelter of the reslated roof .
2 The idea of literally dropping in on the enemy and catching them unawares would have seemed attractive after several months ' idleness .
3 The statement said the arrests were made by the force 's organised crime task force , headed by Det Chief Supt Graham Melvin , after several months ' inquiries .
4 Jessop died at Butterley Hall , Derbyshire , 18 November 1814 after several years ' illness .
5 But some of them will have been men who lived permanently within their lord 's gates , his closest companions , who , after several years ' service , might hope to be rewarded with fiefs .
6 Similarly , WACC 's Forum programme of women 's consultations has led to the organisation of several women 's networks and specific women 's projects in the regions .
7 It has encouraged the formation of several women 's media groups and has established a regional information network through its journal We Can .
8 The arrival of several noblemen 's yachts such as the Black Dwarf belonging to Joseph Garland Esq RN was reported .
9 If , at the end of several hours ' watching , I can walk into the Guitarist studio and sit behind the desk with any confidence at all , then I shall declare the whole operation a complete success .
10 And the reward for dismissal is a golden handshake of several years ' pay .
11 So , probably , does the fact that his concubine of several years ' standing , whom he subsequently married , was the illegitimate daughter of archbishop George Neville .
12 So , probably , does the fact that his concubine of several years ' standing , whom he subsequently married , was the illegitimate daughter of archbishop George Neville .
13 However , and no doubt as a consequence of several years ' experience of the fruits of Truth in Lending Law , this proportion is still very much higher than the 5 per cent in this country who count APR as most important .
14 With the wisdom of hindsight and the benefit of several years ' experience , I now see that analysis , particularly involving econometric models , shows that it brings a reduction in employment .
15 Nevertheless , weak candidates still get failed , which is always a bitter and embarrassing business , negating the value of several years ' work , often leading to anger within a department , internal enquiries about the quality of supervision , and even threats of legal action from the disappointed candidate .
16 In a related field , the profession 's Continuous Mortality Investigation Bureau recently published the results of several years ' work on a study of claim rates under permanent health insurance contracts .
17 Consequently many managers are unwilling to take on an ‘ unemployed ’ worker , however tempting their offer of several days ' service per week , as they can not cope with the high turnover of staff that ensues .
18 The project consists of several months ' fieldwork carried out during the summer term and long vacation of the Junior Honours year .
19 And definitely not with several days ' growth of beard on an aggressively masculine jaw , or with so much … so much compelling strength in his face , in his ice-blue eyes .
20 Suggested entrance requirements are a degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline or HNC/HND with several years ' laboratory experience .
21 The spring , he says , is a particularly perilous time in adder-land : as they emerge from hibernation , adders are too groggy to slip away from potential threats but their fangs are filled with several months ' worth of venom .
22 It finally came home then to Delaney what they were about to do in several hours ' time .
23 He can play 18 holes , then put in several hours ' practice afterwards and still be in good shape .
24 Theory was a vital factor in several women 's work , yet many found the terms ‘ feminist art ’ and ‘ feminist artist ’ problematic , preferring to refer to themselves as ‘ equalists ’ .
25 The unspoken concern of West Germany and France is that if sterling joined the ERM at its present exchange rate , a devaluation might still be required in several months ' time .
26 Proponents ( and opponents ) argue fiercely that it will ( or will not ) , but we shall not know until the system is in operation in several years ' time .
27 If some of those who proposed it are proved right in several years ' time , I hope that I will admit as much , but I have grave doubts nevertheless , and they are shared by a large number of heavyweight people in the Scottish universities .
28 Since 1953 the United States has been subjected to rapidly reduced lead time on computer innovation , from several years ' lead time in the 1950s and 1960s to zero and lag time in the 1980s .
29 Chambliss 's evidence is based on several years ' participant observation in Seattle .
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