Example sentences of "five [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Lamb worked on his father 's farm , managed on five hours ' sleep a night and studied to prepare himself for the Church of Ireland ministry . |
| 2 | Until now they have claimed it is a world away from the horrors just five hours ' down the road in Miami — so chillingly portrayed in the TV series Miami Vice . |
| 3 | Both interventions involved minimal , project oriented teacher training and were circumscribed , involving three to five hours ' delivery time overall . |
| 4 | It was a quick turnaround ; the last leg to Manchester , nearly five hours ' flying time , would be exhausting . |
| 5 | On the other hand , I sat in my New York hotel room for a good five hours ' Bloomingdale-spending time watching Sex Lies and Videotape , The Fabulous Baker Boys and Sea of Love without so much as moving to the fridge to flex a buttock muscle of my own . |
| 6 | A private party : mostly Rolls-Royce dealers : five hours ' practically non-stop playing : family favourites only : raised eyebrows if the band took a break ; stale ham sandwiches and bright yellow orange squash the only meal provided , part of the deal , and ten pounds for the whole band divided by five . |
| 7 | I confirm that Councillor Young came to the Department in July with five hours ' worth of videos showing how Derbyshire had been running down its schools . |
| 8 | Our responses to Five Minutes ' Peace are more at odds . |
| 9 | I asked Leo if I could have five minutes ' peace . |
| 10 | ‘ This is all very fascinating , ’ said Wilcox , looking at his watch , ‘ but I 've got a meeting in here in about five minutes ' time , with my technical manager and his staff . ’ |
| 11 | Another five minutes ' walk and I find a slow piece of water that looks extremely chubby . |
| 12 | A lack-lustre school five minutes ' walk from home with no major roads to be crossed may be preferred to a showpiece two miles away . |
| 13 | Bradford City Centre interchange is five minutes ' walk from the Museum with rail , bus and taxi service under one roof . |
| 14 | Mark : I ca n't say that to the same extent , but where I live at the moment I know a lot of people within five minutes ' walk and there are ten or fifteen gay people I know who live locally ; there are people I can visit without any great effort whatsoever , whom I 'm likely to meet in the shops . |
| 15 | They may reawaken memories of happier times-'my husband would have done that in five minutes ' . |
| 16 | The coach which picked up the Cedars ' children stopped about five minutes ' walk away from their home . |
| 17 | It has two bedrooms , a kitchen , a bath and inside lavatory , and one living room , and is within five minutes ' walk of the shops . |
| 18 | The Lower Tier is five minutes ' walk away . |
| 19 | She had been intending to go in five minutes ' time , when she had drunk her cup of weak tea . |
| 20 | Then she made her way to the little corner grocery shop , five minutes ' walk from Jubilee Street . |
| 21 | Some screws were more lenient than others and you learned when you saw who came round to wake you up how much you had to hurry — whether it was one who 'd put you on report if you were one minute late or if they would give you five minutes ' grace . |
| 22 | As they were waiting at the bus stop in the main square of Fiesole , about five minutes ' walk from the house , she said carefully : |
| 23 | At each visit blood pressure was recorded twice after five minutes ' lying down , a radial pulse being measured between readings , and blood pressure and radial pulse were recorded after two minutes ' standing . |
| 24 | We 'll take you to the lively and colourful resort of Waikiki and the Outrigger Village Hotel , just five minutes ' stroll from miles of golden sand . |
| 25 | Transport into central London from here is relatively straightforward : you can either take the East London Tube line from Surrey Docks station ( five minutes ' walk away ) or take the river bus from the pier right outside the marina when the route reopens later this season . |
| 26 | It would be five minutes ' work to beat this ignoramus . |
| 27 | The National Library of Scotland is within five minutes ' walk , and the Main Library of the University not much further . |
| 28 | Hotel Trevi was some five minutes ' walk away in a quiet backwater . |
| 29 | for twenty five minutes ' journey to Waterloo . |
| 30 | No , I can remember forty five minutes ' worth no problem , oh Tony er Paul get erm a bowl , erm , a dish , a dish , do n't put it ah |