Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] days ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Outdoor centre staff given eight days ' warning on jobs |
| 2 | Strathaven-based Yuill and Dodds , which was due to have its licence suspended for seven days from midnight on Sunday , has been given 49 days ' grace to decide whether to appeal against the decision . |
| 3 | Despite its own financial woes , IBM is expected to provide 60 days ' redundancy pay for each of the employees . |
| 4 | able to do my job , I might need thirty days ' training . |
| 5 | The paper 's usual film reporter would write the story from Miranda 's notes ; he 'd already attended several days ' shooting of the new , as yet untitled film , the first Meursault to be made in Britain , which was a supreme sign that the decade was making all the difference to the world 's view of the country , and its relation to the avant-garde . |
| 6 | No he 's got three days ' holiday . |
| 7 | The policy now includes 17 days ' winter sports insurance free . |
| 8 | But Murray was determined , and eager to be off eastwards without delay , for Balliol had already had two days ' lead . |
| 9 | Lorraine Allard had only had four days ' warning before leaving from Berlin : |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The strikes ended on Jan. 23 , the day on which the government rushed legislation through the People 's Assembly enshrining the right to strike , but obliging workers to give 15 days ' notice of stoppages , and authorizing the Assembly to suspend a stoppage if it threatened the national interest . |
| 13 | These are available on prescription when the patient is at home but it is usual to give several days ' supplies to patients in case they are unable to obtain a prescription immediately . |
| 14 | The consultations have also shown that there is strong support for legislation to require trade unions to give seven days ' notice of strikes . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | One classic example was of a girl getting a pound fine and losing three days ' remission for giving another girl a cigarette paper . |
| 17 | Membership Assistant Dean ( chair ) Dean Modular Course Co-ordinator Assistant Academic Secretary ( secretary ) Ten elected members of teaching staff to include at least one member from each faculty Two student representatives nominated by the students ' union from the MCC representatives Any Field Chair ( not otherwise qualified ) choosing to attend and having two days ' notice of his or her intention to the Chair . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Mr Silvers , however , had remembered the significance the visit would have for my father , and had thus called him in to offer him the option of taking several days ' leave for the duration of the General 's stay . |
| 20 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 21 | Contract Procedure and Payments : the farmer wishing to have contract work carried out normally gave 4–5 days ' notice ; the administrator located a suitable machine not being used by its owner on the required date , and the operator collected the machine and carried out the work ; the farmer paid the group the agreed rate per acre for the work done ; the group paid the owner of the machine the agreed rate for the hire of the machine ; the operator was paid for the hours worked . |
| 22 | Withdrawals can be made penalty free if 90 days ' notice is given ; instant access means 90 days ' loss of interest . |
| 23 | The strange conversation came back to him while he scraped three days ' stubble from his face . |
| 24 | Neville Chamberlain returned that day from France , where he had taken ten days ' rest , and the last session of Baldwin 's leadership began . |
| 25 | We also asked if we could get the same consultation period because they are breaking it up at the four sites and some sites will get thirty days ' notice others will get the ninety days . |
| 26 | The offer means a couple can get four days ' bed and breakfast at the Stakis Newbury hotel for £108 . |
| 27 | The court gives seven days ' notice to the parties ( Ord 22 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 28 | The two-month period between finishing his Special-to-Theatre EOD course at the School of Ammunition and arriving in the Province suddenly became two days ' notice , due to a shortfall in EOD Operators . |
| 29 | The smuggled letters take three days ' journey to Rabat from the prison : some never arrive . |
| 30 | I saw her and she said fourteen days ' loss of privileges . |