Example sentences of "[noun] ['s] time [pers pn] would be " in BNC.
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1 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |
2 | In less than an hour 's time they would be at St Petrock 's , and Susan would be on the platform to meet her , with dear old Sambo , the Airedale , barking his head off with glee . |
3 | In two weeks ' time it would be one year since he had first come to Iraq . |
4 | What did it matter if there would be no long-term future for them together — that in a few days ' time they would be separated by the cold grey expanse of the North Sea ? |
5 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
6 | To achieve this in four years ' time I would be doing |
7 | In three years ' time I would be doing |
8 | In two years ' time I would be doing |
9 | In a week 's time it would be the longest day of the year when , in these latitudes , a gunner could accurately sight a twelve-pounder at half-past nine of an evening . |
10 | In eight week 's time he would be Virginia Grafton 's husband . |
11 | In one year 's time I would be doing At each stage you move backwards through time and ask your unconscious mind to help you see a picture of yourself being highly successful on your way to completion of your objectives . |