Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [prep] years ' time " in BNC.
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1 | According to Magnet Applications , the Berkhamsted-based Cookson subsidiary , the number of magnets used in cars has risen from a handful 20 years ago to about 80 now , rising to perhaps 200 in a couple of years ' time as automatic windows and sunroofs etc become more widespread . |
2 | What do you hope to be doing in a couple of years ' time ? |
3 | In a couple of years ' time , if things have n't improved , doctors plan more test , including a bone marrow analysis and a liver and bowel biopsy . |
4 | If we 'd been forced like myself I believe in a couple of years ' time , I will not be able to enjoy the pension fund that I 'm in at the moment we will have a problem , and we need to deal with that problem , and we need to raise the issue now and have a strategy , and I think it 's the G M B's to take a leading role in looking at this . |
5 | I imagine in a couple of years ' time , Bud 's gon na have a lot of trouble with him . |