Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' time [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be expected that the percentage thinking that health had improved since their parents ' time would increase with age . |
| 2 | Even so , it was hard to believe that his birthday in two days ' time would be only his twelfth . |
| 3 | My goal in five years ' time would be |
| 4 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 5 | And we 're always revising that picture of the past , in other words , somebody else in twenty-five years ' time will have to do a different kind of social history . |
| 6 | The products alone cost many millions , to which the cost of professionals ' time should be added . |
| 7 | The Podmore survey indicated that on average 15 per cent of a practices ' time would be taken up with company and commercial work . |