Example sentences of "[num] days ' [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The officer in command of a military unit which in July 1986 burned to death a photographer , Rodrigo Rojas de Negri , and severely burned his colleague , Carmen Quintana Arancibia [ see p. 34985 ] was in August 1989 condemned to 300 days ' imprisonment by a military court . |
| 2 | Barnicoats is offering an extra 30 days ' credit on orders exceeding £500 placed in January from its 1993 Travel Catalogue . |
| 3 | Trade terms will be 35% discount on orders of two copies or more per title , 20% on single title orders ; 30 days ' credit for orders of two or more copies per title , but single copy orders should be accompanied with payment by cheque . |
| 4 | In the course of the sequestration proceedings in the sheriff court he was sentenced to 30 days ' imprisonment for contempt of court , because he had entered the licensed premises and interfered with the management thereof after giving an undertaking that he would not do so . |
| 5 | Ali Haxhiu , a 45-year-old Albanian refugee in the village of Sazli , was sentenced to 30 days ' imprisonment in May 1991 after making a ‘ V ’ for victory sign in the presence of two policemen in a café . |
| 6 | An East German parliamentary committee yesterday dismissed a draft travel law , saying that the 30 days ' travel to be granted a year in no way met people 's expectations . |
| 7 | Peers are asked if they wish to be granted ‘ leave of absence ’ and , if they do not reply in the negative , are expected not to attend without giving 30 days ' notice of intention to do so . |
| 8 | The official receiver must give at least twenty-one days ' notice of the meeting to the bankrupt and may require him to attend the meeting ( r 6.84 ) |
| 9 | Twenty-one days ' notice of any proposed alterations , amendments or additions shall be given to the Secretary in writing . |
| 10 | If he decides to summon such a meeting , the meeting must be held not more than four months from the date of the bankruptcy order ( r 6.79(1) ) , and the official receiver must inform the court and give at least twenty-one days ' notice to all creditors ( r 6.79(2) ) . |
| 11 | The state of confusion surrounding such issues was such that he was obliged to allow forty days ' grace to many of his ninety or so loyal vassals assembled at St Sever in September 1273 , so that they might consult their title-deeds , old charters , relatives and aged kinsmen . |
| 12 | Some observer data on incidental catches on four vessels of the red squid fleet , over a total of 67 days ' fishing through the 1980s , showed that 105 marine mammals died in 2870 k ( 2000 miles ) of drift-net - one death for each 27 kind of net . |
| 13 | His military career ended with a sentence of twenty-eight days ' detention for absence without leave . |
| 14 | If the application is based upon payment of all the debts , the applicant must give at least twenty-eight days ' notice to the official receiver and ( if other ) the trustee and supply them with copies of the application and affidavit ( r 6.206(4) ) . |
| 15 | The public-sector and service industries had been unable to give the required 10 days ' notice for participation , but 10,000,000 people employed in other sectors took part . |
| 16 | New Zealand won a place in the challengers ' final against Il Moro di Venezia in 10 days ' time by defeating France 's Ville de Paris in the penultimate semi-final race . |
| 17 | A GARY CROSBY goal after 70 minutes gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over QPR at the City Ground and ended 169 days ' misery in the Premier League 's bottom three . |
| 18 | At Georgetown , Toyota keeps three days ' worth of stocks of imported parts , compared with 1.5 days ' worth of American parts — or four hours ' worth at its Japanese plants . |
| 19 | Outdoor centre staff given eight days ' warning on jobs |
| 20 | The proper officer , under his devolved powers , determines the time for payment , using means guidelines provided , which determination the plaintiff or the defendant is entitled to seek reconsideration by applying within 14 days on notice giving reasons ( Ord 9 , r 3(4) ; the proceedings then having been transferred , if necessary , to defendant 's home court and date , giving not less than eight days ' notice to each plaintiff and defendant , is fixed before the district judge . |
| 21 | Available from Abbey National ( Overseas ) are Offshore Plus , an instant access sterling account ; Offshore 90 also in sterling but requiring 90 days ' notice of withdrawal ; and Offshore Double Eagle , a US dollar deposit account where withdrawals are subject to 30 days ' notice . |
| 22 | Nottingham ( tel : 0602 481444 ) is offering the same return on its Anniversary Bond for investments of £5,000 or more but there are penalties on withdrawal within 12 months — 90 days ' loss of interest . |
| 23 | Withdrawals can be made penalty free if 90 days ' notice is given ; instant access means 90 days ' loss of interest . |
| 24 | One of the best examples of a reasonably-priced winter weekend is a two-night stay at the three-star Le Bristol Hotel in Le Touquet , near Boulogne , with three days ' golf at the celebrated courses of Le Touquet , Hardelot and Wimereux , plus return cross-Channel Seacat travel with your own car , all for an incredible £145 a person . |
| 25 | This 1pc increase will mean the highest earner will pay the biggest increase , for example a taxpayer earning £50,000 a year will pay an extra £500 , representing just three days ' pay per year for someone earning £1,000 a week . |
| 26 | Gudok reckoned that there would be only two to three days ' reserve for the railways as a whole . |
| 27 | The smuggled letters take three days ' journey to Rabat from the prison : some never arrive . |
| 28 | The woman who let Britain slide into the worst depression since the 30s was paid £250,000 last week for just three days ' work on a lecture tour . |
| 29 | They were the citoyens who paid at least the equivalent of three days ' work in direct tax . |
| 30 | One classic example was of a girl getting a pound fine and losing three days ' remission for giving another girl a cigarette paper . |