Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' time [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military .
2 A staggering 52% — mostly females — said they expect rates to be higher in 12 months ' time with a consequent knock-on effect on mortgages .
3 Except , a small protective inner voice prompted her hurtfully , that I 'm no long-term threat to your person or your property because in a few days ' time at the very most I shall be out of your land and out of your life .
4 Next morning , after a 9.15 breakfast , he discussed with Jones his ideas for a speech he had to make in a few weeks ' time at a Literary Fund dinner .
5 Exporter 's $10m receipt in three months ' time under a forward contract will be worth DM40.4m .
6 The real boost for cellular radio will come in two to three years ' time with the introduction of the Europe-wide service , GSM .
7 It is preferable to arrange to visit in about 6 months ' time for a general discussion on how they are getting on .
8 So we recommend an inquiry — in three to five years ' time into the extent to which card users ( in particular , users of more than one credit card ) are using their cards to spend more than they judge prudent .
9 But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 .
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