Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun sg] [pers pn] [modal v] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can also be an expensive business but if you think about your requirements and know your way around the manufacturers ' jargon you should be able to avoid any costly mistakes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The limits of critical periods have not been found to be as immutable as was formerly thought , for by manipulating the animals ' experience they can be extended considerably . |
| 4 | In two weeks ' time it would be one year since he had first come to Iraq . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | I 'm lucky , she told her reflection , and in a few days ' time I 'll be far away from this place , and without Piers around I 'll be able to put things back into perspective . |
| 7 | But in fifty years ' time we could be saying well did Jane pick the right one ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |
| 10 | To achieve this in four years ' time I would be doing |
| 11 | In three years ' time I would be doing |
| 12 | In two years ' time I would be doing |
| 13 | But I have a sneaking feeling that in another five years ' time I 'll be reviewing the GR-100 and that will be the one … |