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 .
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