Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | These degrees are generally of 21–24 months ' duration by full-time study , 36 months full-time for the MPhil in Clinical Psychology . |
| 2 | Courses are generally of 12 months ' duration by full-time study . |
| 3 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 4 | The bad news is revealed partly by the results for the first half year and partly by the company 's prediction that its borrowings will only be down to half shareholders ' funds even at the end-of-year low point after the Christmas rush . |
| 5 | Official viewing figures will be out in two weeks ' time . |
| 6 | Later , Mr Howie forecast that the boards would still be around in four years ' time . |
| 7 | I do not know the latest medical prognosis of how long he will live , but perhaps he is hoping not to be around in 30 years ' time when the papers become available . |
| 8 | That , if you spend the span of your life making sure that you 'll still be here in twenty-five years ' time , you 're wasting your life away . |
| 9 | Closures were mainly among private girls ' schools and included : Berisford House , Eastbourne , 35 redundancies ; St Stephen 's School , Broadstairs , Kent , 36 ; St Brandon 's School , Cleveland , 56 ; St Audrie 's , Somerset , four ; Oakdeane School , Beaconsfield , Bucks , 40 ; Humanby Hall , North Yorkshire , 28 ; and College of Sacred Hearts , Weymouth , Dorset , seven . |
| 10 | Real witnessing is more about answering friends ' questions than telling strangers things that they are not interested in . |
| 11 | At the moment the punishment is up to six months ' imprisonment and/or a £2,000 fine . |
| 12 | I would put pretty well everything into making sure that er that Virgin Atlantic is here in twenty years ' time . |
| 13 | As I said at the beginning I love a challenge and I would put pretty well everything into making sure that Virgin Atlantic is here in twenty years ' time . |
| 14 | The longest serving clerical workers , whose responsibilities include juggling patient admissions with spare beds , can only expect £6,235 , that 's even after 25 years ' experience . |
| 15 | He described how it was only after four years ' teaching that he had begun to question what he was doing on the grounds of both commonsense and increasing knowledge . |
| 16 | Does my right hon. Friend recall that until the Criminal Justice Act 1988 amended the law , the penalty for taking away a vehicle without consent was up to three years ' custodial sentence ? |