Example sentences of "[num] days ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | In January 1922 the Smolensk party committee estimated that there was only enough fuel of all kinds left for seven to eight days ' consumption . |
| 33 | It states that Aksum was eight days ' journey inland from Adulis , a port on the Red Sea established by Greek traders sent by the Ptolemys to bring back elephants to be trained for war . |
| 34 | For shifting material with a horse and cart James Bell was paid £1 : 12s. : 0d. for eight days ' work . |
| 35 | Outdoor centre staff given eight days ' warning on jobs |
| 36 | THE ROW over the closure of Strathclyde outdoor centres worsened yesterday when an education official admitted that teachers at one centre had been given only eight days ' warning that they faced losing their posts . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | You can choose to drive out on the Friday and back on the Sunday , so giving yourself eight days ' skiing rather than six if you fly . |
| 39 | Withdrawals can be made penalty free if 90 days ' notice is given ; instant access means 90 days ' loss of interest . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Withdrawals can be made penalty free if 90 days ' notice is given ; instant access means 90 days ' loss of interest . |
| 43 | After 21 days ' culture there were 8.29 ( 0.74 ) ×10 6 cells in control cultures ( mean ( SEM ) ) . |
| 44 | After 21 days ' culture calcipotriol reduced the number of cells to 0.06% of the control value at 10 - 5 M ( p<0.01 ) , to 0.11% at 10 - 6 M ( p<0.001 ) , to 8.45% at 10 - 7 M ( p<0.001 ) , and to 94.10% at 10 - 8 M ( see Table ) . |
| 45 | The AGM will be convened by the company secretary , who must give at least 21 days ' notice . |
| 46 | ( 7 ) Where the proper officer fixes a day for the hearing , he shall give not less than 21 days ' notice thereof to every party . |
| 47 | This usually requires the tenant to give sixty or ninety days ' notice , sometimes after an agreed minimum period of four to six months . |
| 48 | It will include the personal weapon , three days ' rations and ammunition , along with as much water as can be carried , and also nuclear , biological and chemical warfare equipment , since the enemy is known to have a chemical weapons capability . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | But the question we must ask is why so many British workers are getting a two-week break when other European workers are making do with just three days ' holiday . |
| 51 | No he 's got three days ' holiday . |
| 52 | 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 . |
| 53 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 54 | three days ' leave , and a chance for the first time in many months to reflect on life . |
| 55 | Each enemy plane shot down brought the victor three days ' leave , and a palm-leaf to add to his ribbons . |
| 56 | There were only four such murder cases ( discounting the M4 Rapist case , which we consider separately ) where there was more than three days ' coverage or where more than five newspapers included reports of the search . |
| 57 | The only other case where there was the suggestion of an explicitly sexual motive and which had more than three days ' coverage was the murder of a 9-year-old boy which was reported in two national newspapers — the Daily Mail ( on three days ) ; the Daily Mirror ( on one day ) — and much fuller coverage in the local newspaper , the Lancashire Evening Post . |
| 58 | After three days ' disappearance following the sheep-eating incident , the eagle was seen again for certain on a telegraph pole outside the village of Lutterworth near Leicester by a passing motorist , Mrs Gillian Cook . |
| 59 | Gudok reckoned that there would be only two to three days ' reserve for the railways as a whole . |
| 60 | The smuggled letters take three days ' journey to Rabat from the prison : some never arrive . |