Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun pl] ' work " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a few moments ' work to have her sitting with her baggage in a gig , to crown the blot with a ridiculous hat , and to write the word CAMBRIDGE on a downward-sloping signpost . |
| 2 | It was only a vote in the Commons at 11 p.m. that brought the evening to an end and then she returned to Downing Street for a few hours ' work on her boxes before turning in . |
| 3 | If they take their work home with them , maybe they 'll do a few hours ' work off the mains . |
| 4 | A snap survey in the West Country by New Scientist found that a number of garages want £8 or more for what should be just a few minutes ' work . |
| 5 | After his second retirement eight years later , he was again ‘ let down lightly ’ , by doing a few days ' work a month on market research . |
| 6 | A few years ' work in the brothels of Bangkok can earn girls more money than their families ever dreamt of . |
| 7 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 8 | James , 19 , working in the hall under a community service order , has had a few months ' work for the council since leaving school . |
| 9 | I once calculated that I did about a thousand hours ' work in the three years I was there , an average of an hour a day . |