Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] days ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The strange conversation came back to him while he scraped three days ' stubble from his face . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I saw her and she said fourteen days ' loss of privileges . |
| 6 | All had several days ' growth of beard and were dressed in a motley collection of civilian clothing . |
| 7 | He had two days ' respite before Bella delivered her deathblows . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I play basketball twice a week and I had four days ’ notice that I was to get my chance , so I had four days ' practice . |
| 9 | A GARY CROSBY goal after 70 minutes gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 win over QPR at the City Ground and ended 169 days ' misery in the Premier League 's bottom three . |