Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] years ' [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The course is of three years ' duration if French is taken as a minor subject and of four years ' duration if taken as a major or joint subject . |
| 2 | The course is of three years ' duration if French is taken as a minor subject and of four years ' duration if taken as a major or joint subject . |
| 3 | Six months before her overdose Liz terminated the relationship with her boyfriend of two years ' standing after she discovered he had been going out with another girl . |
| 4 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 5 | In 10 years ' time as mainframes become more powerful , he reckons , this figure is more likely to be 500 . |
| 6 | ‘ This may rise to about 20 in three years ' time if we do well . |
| 7 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 8 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 9 | Recorder John Hugill , QC , placed him on two years ' probation after he heard he was now an ‘ emotional wreck ’ . |