Example sentences of "[noun pl] [unc] time they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | With the tournament due to start in a couple of weeks ' time they would soon be past the point of no return . |
2 | What did it matter if there would be no long-term future for them together — that in a few days ' time they would be separated by the cold grey expanse of the North Sea ? |
3 | In 40 years ' time they 'll say ‘ It was the first one out after the 400th Birthday Issue ’ . |
4 | Little did they guess that in a few years ' time they would be telling their friends and relatives about the superstar who used to live next door in the suburbs . |
5 | In twenty years ' time they will remember their history teacher : his mannerisms , his irony and self-deprecating asides , his friendly interest in each of them . |
6 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |