Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 2 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 3 | ‘ This may rise to about 20 in three years ' time if we do well . |
| 4 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 5 | I hope that he and his fellow enthusiasts of today will derive as much pleasure from looking back in 50 or 60 years ' time as I do from my battered old album . |
| 6 | Take a single dose of Sulphur 30 but expect the thrush to get worse in three or four days ' time before it will get better . |