Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] time and " in BNC.
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1 | She has an 18-year-old son , who plans to go to university in a few months ' time and the thought of life on her own fills her with anxiety . |
2 | ‘ You see , Brownies , this hall is being pulled down in a few weeks ' time and new houses put up in its place , and there just does n't seem to be anywhere else for us to meet . |
3 | Not only that , but on hatching , the young cuckoo throws out the host species ' own eggs or young so that it has no competition for the foster parents ' time and attention . |
4 | So again there 's some restatement , so just to clarify things we 're looking at primarily life insurance for yourself and your wife savings plan for your daughter PHI say in six months ' time and pension planning is the , the least of your , your main concerns today , would that be the case yeah I guess so . |
5 | Sixty-five per cent of the economy will remain in state hands in six years ' time and workers will no longer elect managers . |
6 | My husband who earns good money , gets a pension in 10 years ' time and he says we 'll return then . |
7 | The winner will be announced in six weeks ' time and both the winning plumber and the nominator will receive holidays to Majorca . |
8 | London in three day 's time and Virginia . |
9 | The hon. Gentleman is trying to guess what the market price will be in X years ' time and what proportion of the market will be accounted for by coal . |
10 | ‘ So modern is this piece , ’ wrote The Stage , ‘ that part of the tale is played out on a giant ‘ TV ’ screen which is but one of the wonders provided by a futuristic Merlin 's time and talking-brain machine . |
11 | The principal reason is that the Government will be defeated in four or five months ' time and be replaced by a Labour Government who will take the Bill off the statute book as soon as they come to power . |
12 | The debentures have a face value of £1.5 million , an annual interest rate of 10 per cent , mature in five years ' time and are currently selling at their face value . |
13 | and then if that 's okay with you I 'll come back in about two weeks ' time and |
14 | Ag again with the , the recommendations I think you , you , you went on to say can I , can I go forward in , in getting the recommendations erm without actually explaining what you were doing , you just came back and said so I 'll go ahead and get the recommendations and come back and see you in two weeks ' time and like what recommendation ? |
15 | So he said erm but we ha being refurbished in four weeks ' time and we 've got to sell everything in the shop |
16 | I keep sending memos urging them to make a decision now regarding the next one in four year 's time and asking that BBC2 be set aside on the appointed dates for Ryder Cup coverage . |
17 | The fanfare of catwalk shows , exhibitions , and the production of designs that may never be worn , take up a great deal of most designers ' time and money . |