Example sentences of "[noun] ' time [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 . |
| 2 | Except , a small protective inner voice prompted her hurtfully , that I 'm no long-term threat to your person or your property because in a few days ' time at the very most I shall be out of your land and out of your life . |
| 3 | So we recommend an inquiry — in three to five years ' time into the extent to which card users ( in particular , users of more than one credit card ) are using their cards to spend more than they judge prudent . |
| 4 | The real boost for cellular radio will come in two to three years ' time with the introduction of the Europe-wide service , GSM . |
| 5 | He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military . |
| 6 | The round number " 40 " occurs at almost every new stage in Israel 's history : e.g. at the flood , the time of the spies in Canaan , Elijah 's journey to Horeb , Jesus ' time in the wilderness , and the time between his resurrection and ascension . |
| 7 | That quality , at least initially when combined with other innovation being imposed on the school system , is likely to lead to a distraction of the teachers ' time from the sort of effortless teaching strategies , hard won over decades , as they are drawn into the steep learning curve of the unfamiliar new language of the National Curriculum and its assessment . |