Example sentences of "[conj] two [noun] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gives students access to another source of spoken English and it gives them one or two hours ' exposure to the language . |
| 2 | The times are noted in.my diary and , if they are accurate , I must have survived for several days in succession on as little as one or two hours ' sleep per night . |
| 3 | Clients who are assessed as needing a home cleaning service receive vouchers once a month , each representing one or two hours ' worth of cleaning . |
| 4 | A wide range of habitats and resources was thus available within one or two hours ' walk . |
| 5 | Nevertheless for many industrial workers the station was their gateway to one week 's or two weeks ' escape from mill and factory , and they rejoiced at its sight . |
| 6 | Using an agency can be expensive because the fees they charge , over and above the rent , are usually equivalent to one or two weeks ' rent , plus a substantial deposit . |
| 7 | None of the three leaders has yet signed a new , fourth document detailing interim arrangements for the period between a peace settlement and the holding of elections in one or two years ' time . |
| 8 | We will introduce a credit-based system , enabling students to achieve a diploma after the equivalent of two years , with the option of a further one or two years ' study leading to a degree . |
| 9 | His surgeon has said that two years ' rest may improve the problem significantly . |
| 10 | Officers gave less than two hours ' notice of the decision , angering managers and clubbers alike . |
| 11 | But on Saturday officers gave less than two hours ' notice of the decision angering managers and clubbers alike . |
| 12 | It was also discovered that the cost of replacement parts was less than two weeks ' loss of production . |
| 13 | Maybe , she thought with an acrobatic leap of logic , this was by way of telling her that she should start acclimatising herself to her old way of life , because that was where she would be in less than two days ' time . |
| 14 | Application must be made on not less than two days ' notice . |
| 15 | Besides , say the Liberal Club 's supporters , Civic Forum has a responsibility to carry out its programme and must continue to function until the next general election , in less than two years ' time . |
| 16 | The data bank 's research shows that 45% of Japanese property companies have debts greater than two years ' worth of their sales and 32% have debts greater than three years of sales . |
| 17 | However , even if 10 years ' worth of rights from an old company pension scheme are commuted to no more than two years ' worth in your new one , it could still be worth accepting , particularly if your new job is likely to produce rapid pay rises . |
| 18 | Two infant and three junior classes cater for children from five to eleven although no class contains children with more than two years ' difference in their ages . |
| 19 | She gained her grades through sheer hard work , determination and two years ' self-sacrifice . |
| 20 | Under the new law electors found guilty of malpractice faced fines of up to 5,000 naira ( US$1=18.45 naira as at Sept. 7 , 1992 ) and two years ' imprisonment , while anyone who was banned from participating in the political process but who was found guilty of supporting or sponsoring a candidate was liable to a 10,000 naira fine and five years ' imprisonment . |
| 21 | This programme involves two years ( the first and last ) at college , and two years ' teaching in schools . |
| 22 | He was the first man to organize an eight hour day , and two weeks ' vacation with pay . |
| 23 | The prize includes first class rail fares to Rusland Hall and two nights ' accommodation with breakfast and evening meal . |
| 24 | The maximum penalty for water pollution offences is an unlimited fine and/or two years ' imprisonment . |
| 25 | That meeting , which could occur as early as two weeks ' time , will then declare at least a three-month gap in meetings to fulfil the Unionist precondition for talks and clear the way for the first of a three-stage set of inter-party and inter-government negotiations to prepare a new British-Irish Agreement . |
| 26 | As well as two years ' placement or something . |