Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [adj] days ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benson died after only three days ' illness 5 July 1924 at his cottage , Castle Corner , in Manorbier , Pembrokeshire . |
| 2 | The details of the timetable motion allow for just five days ' debate on a Bill which is 103 pages long , contains 94 clauses and nine schedules and which must report back to the House by 26 February . |
| 3 | The woman who let Britain slide into the worst depression since the 30s was paid £250,000 last week for just three days ' work on a lecture tour . |
| 4 | The outcome of perhaps three days ' work is often no more than ten points on a flip chart , and we would consider that a good rate of striking . |
| 5 | With some types of account a depositor can withdraw a certain amount of money on demand , but will have to pay a penalty of so many days ' interest . |
| 6 | But much more detailed and as a result not only of about twelve days ' training which we 've undertaken in that area with the management team , or various of them , but also of our experience over the last eighteen months in operating it . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The 9,714 teacher-days spent in this way during the school year 1988–9 ( a threefold increase since 1985–6 ) reflect a very substantial investment of human and material resources , although it should be added that with about 2,400 primary teachers in the Authority the figures represent a rise from an average of only just over one day 's provision per teacher in 1985–6 to about four days ' provision in 1988–9 . |
| 9 | But they do want their time off : even though 58% of accountants are entitled to over 25 days ' holiday , the majority still felt they deserved more . |
| 10 | Use this where your employee is leaving and has had at least four days ' SSP in the last eight weeks of the contract . |
| 11 | One copy of the petition is returned to the debtor endorsed with the hearing date ( if the court does not hear the petition forthwith ) , but if a voluntary arrangement is in force , at least 14 days ' notice of the hearing must be given to the supervisor . |
| 12 | The court will then fix a directions appointment giving at least two days ' notice to the parties . |
| 13 | If the application is based upon payment of all the debts , the applicant must give at least twenty-eight days ' notice to the official receiver and ( if other ) the trustee and supply them with copies of the application and affidavit ( r 6.206(4) ) . |
| 14 | If he decides to summon such a meeting , the meeting must be held not more than four months from the date of the bankruptcy order ( r 6.79(1) ) , and the official receiver must inform the court and give at least twenty-one days ' notice to all creditors ( r 6.79(2) ) . |
| 15 | The official receiver must give at least twenty-one days ' notice of the meeting to the bankrupt and may require him to attend the meeting ( r 6.84 ) |
| 16 | We will legislate to require that all pre-strike ballots are postal and subject to independent scrutiny , and that at least seven days ' notice of a strike is given after a ballot . |
| 17 | If the application is not dismissed , the court must fix a hearing , at least seven days ' notice of which must be given to the debtor ( or his solicitor if the application was made by his solicitor ) and the creditor and the person named in the demand , if any , with whom communication regarding the demand can be made . |
| 18 | The AGM will be convened by the company secretary , who must give at least 21 days ' notice . |