Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What in the world would the company be like in a few years ' time if such people were in the driving seat ? |
| 2 | In 10 years ' time as mainframes become more powerful , he reckons , this figure is more likely to be 500 . |
| 3 | Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years ' time if they continue to multiply at this rate . |
| 4 | If it picks an insider or a retiree , then we will all be back to writing the company 's obituary in three months ' time so it has to be an outsider , and one name canvassed that should be crossed off the list at once is that of ‘ Neutron ’ Jack Welch , boss of General Electric Co — not because he does n't have the capability but because he does not have a background in the computer industry . |
| 5 | ‘ This may rise to about 20 in three years ' time if we do well . |
| 6 | But we can not estimate so reliably how many of these will seek university places in 17 or 18 years ' time since this will be affected so much by changeable social and economic factors . |
| 7 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 8 | I hope that he and his fellow enthusiasts of today will derive as much pleasure from looking back in 50 or 60 years ' time as I do from my battered old album . |
| 9 | What will its price be in four weeks ' time if interest rates remain unchanged ? |
| 10 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 11 | Take a single dose of Sulphur 30 but expect the thrush to get worse in three or four days ' time before it will get better . |