Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] days ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , since menstrual cycles can be irregular First Response has a refill kit to enable a further three days ' tests , which allows nine out of 10 ovulating women to detect their surge . |
| 2 | I knew all these ; had already played with them in my mind , from the most inconsequential ( Mickey Spillane 's ‘ another three days ' work never hurt anyone' ) to the most tragic : the story of Joseph de Jussieu and his search for the fever tree . |
| 3 | A last-minute plea to the Scottish Office by the North Tayside MP , Bill Walker , for a few more days ' grace to allow the Diplexcito family to ‘ depart with dignity ’ from their home of 17 years fell on deaf ears . |
| 4 | Barnicoats is offering an extra 30 days ' credit on orders exceeding £500 placed in January from its 1993 Travel Catalogue . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Early redemption of a loan carries a penalty of 90 days ' extra interest , except during the first year of the five year deal , when an additional 150 days ' interest is levied . |
| 7 | The most popular announcement — from the boys ' point of view at least — was that of an extra two days ' holiday to mark the Anniversary . |
| 8 | The proper officer on receipt of the relevant documents sends notice of hearing ( N 272 ) or pre-trial review ( N 273 ) by post to the parties , the court giving not less than 21 clear days ' notice ( Ord 16 , r 6(1) ) . |
| 9 | With that he spurred his horse , and rode away across the marshes to his castle , three long days ' journey distant . |
| 10 | Our one day visit soon stretched to two , and when we left at the end of three superb days ' climbing there were still routes we wanted to do . |
| 11 | All these two days ' holiday and this , you 've had Christmas . |
| 12 | Henry Tyler had had an unexpected few days ' leave and had descended on his married sister and her husband in the small market town of Berebury in Calleshire without a great deal of warning . |
| 13 | Ten clear days ' notice of the meeting will be given in writing to all persons concerned . |
| 14 | The single-cell layer of the wall will lie in such a way that it is in contact with the mother 's blood supply , burrowing into the capillaries ( thread-like blood vessels ) to obtain nutrition via the mother 's blood — only the first few days ' nutrition comes from within the blastocyst itself . |
| 15 | the first two days ' golf featured a Pro/Am event , but it was the third and final day which captured the attention of the public . |
| 16 | At Chantilly , news of the first two days ' fighting had not particularly upset General Joffre . |
| 17 | Opposing change were the city 's communists , Gorbachev , the USSR Supreme Soviet , and many older citizens who associate the current name with the heroic 900 days ' wartime siege of Leningrad . |
| 18 | Twoflower had insisted on paying his first four days ' wages in advance . |
| 19 | If not urgent , two clear days ' notice is required but is often waived . |
| 20 | An order to transfer may be made by the court on its own motion , or on the application of any party on not less than two clear days ' notice ( Ord 16 , r 4(1) ) . |
| 21 | Shop stewards have recommended accepting the offer of just under 9 per cent — worth £10 a week to most bakers — two extra days ' holiday by April 1991 to make five weeks a year , and other benefits , including better sick pay . |
| 22 | ferry timetables forced a quick visit , but it allowed two good days ' walking . |
| 23 | If their experience could be harnessed to define the receptionist 's task , it may suit potential volunteers who can not contribute two full days ' work but who nevertheless are committed to the CAB . |
| 24 | All had volunteered for the study and received two full days ' training before its start . |
| 25 | But the troops were already fatigued by an unremitting nine days ' marching on inadequate rations , and the communications and organization were so poor that no supplies could be brought up to them . |
| 26 | Before sleep overtook us , we reflected on our last few days ' climbing . |
| 27 | The application must state the grounds of the application and should be made to the judge or district judge who tried the proceedings and ( save with leave ) not more than 14 days after the trial and on not less than seven clear days ' notice to the opposite party . |
| 28 | Not a bad three days ' work all in all . |
| 29 | I concluded my own column of that week as follows : ‘ After sneering at Lord Mogg , I suppose I should commit myself to a conclusion of my own from the last ten days ' dramas . |
| 30 | We can only guess whether inter-racial bickering — or even rows over bad food ! — might explain such a bizarre two days ' events . |