Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] [num] [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 | Official viewing figures will be out in two weeks ' time . |
5 | Later , Mr Howie forecast that the boards would still be around in four years ' time . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | At the moment the punishment is up to six months ' imprisonment and/or a £2,000 fine . |
9 | I would put pretty well everything into making sure that er that Virgin Atlantic is here in twenty years ' time . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 ? |