Example sentences of "eight days ' " in BNC.

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1 In January 1922 the Smolensk party committee estimated that there was only enough fuel of all kinds left for seven to eight days ' consumption .
2 An increasing number of monasteries and convents offer an eight days ' Ignatian retreat where the focus is on personal Bible meditation .
3 You can choose to drive out on the Friday and back on the Sunday , so giving yourself eight days ' skiing rather than six if you fly .
4 It states that Aksum was eight days ' journey inland from Adulis , a port on the Red Sea established by Greek traders sent by the Ptolemys to bring back elephants to be trained for war .
5 For shifting material with a horse and cart James Bell was paid £1 : 12s. : 0d. for eight days ' work .
6 The proper officer , under his devolved powers , determines the time for payment , using means guidelines provided , which determination the plaintiff or the defendant is entitled to seek reconsideration by applying within 14 days on notice giving reasons ( Ord 9 , r 3(4) ; the proceedings then having been transferred , if necessary , to defendant 's home court and date , giving not less than eight days ' notice to each plaintiff and defendant , is fixed before the district judge .
7 Outdoor centre staff given eight days ' warning on jobs
8 THE ROW over the closure of Strathclyde outdoor centres worsened yesterday when an education official admitted that teachers at one centre had been given only eight days ' warning that they faced losing their posts .
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