Example sentences of "five [noun pl] ' work " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be five minutes ' work to beat this ignoramus . |
| 2 | The product of five months ' work by a specially elected Constituent Assembly [ see pp. 37450 ; 37914 ; 38283 ] , it was hailed on all sides as marking the opening of a new democratic chapter in the country 's history , previously marred by decades of political and drug-related violence and the domination of power by a small political elite . |
| 3 | Crawford , as a post office clerk further down the cast , was paid just 350 for five weeks ' work . |
| 4 | The cost of employing the consultant — up to £1000 for five days ' work — is split between the bank and the company . |
| 5 | SAM LLEWELLYN SAW THE RESULTS OF FIVE YEARS ' WORK |
| 6 | After five years ' work , Olivier was certain of only two things : that the population , even at the highest estimate , was by no means enough to ensure the eventual survival of the species ; and that the figures henceforward would be on the way down rather than up . |
| 7 | Taurus , a computer project that was to have delivered paperless share settlement , was scrapped in March after five years ' work and a £400m ( $150m ) outlay by the City . |
| 8 | Similarly , the entry cost for new mini-computers used to be $25 million and five years ' work , but has now fallen to below $5 million and one year . |
| 9 | The study draws together the results of five years ' work by the investigator and the findings of the ESRC 's extensive research programme in this field to provide the first comprehensive account of central-local relationships in the UK for nearly twenty years . |
| 10 | I think there 's sufficient weighting on the course in art for the child to make it work … if you kill the word ‘ exam ’ and just call it a ‘ set piece ’ , and say ‘ This is the final piece of work I 'd like you to do ’ , and see if there 's a climax of five terms ' work , as opposed to some sort of insurmountable hurdle that only 20 per cent of the pupils can get over … ‘ if you do n't make a particularly good job of it , it only carries 40 per cent of the marks and you 've got 60 per cent for the coursework ‘ . |