Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] months ' time " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm going to sacrifice maybe holidays this year , and maybe have a couple of long weekend breaks , as long as I earn enough to keep my head above water and to pay my way in life for the next twelve months , keep my family fed and watered I 'm Okay , then I 'm going to take stock in twelve months ' time . |
2 | The second complaint made by the local authority is that the justices specifically said by paragraph ( 1 ) of their contact order that there should be no contact between T. and her father until after the local authority review in six months ' time . |
3 | Exporter 's $10m receipt in three months ' time under a forward contract will be worth DM40.4m . |
4 | In the end , to please her , I promised to get a job in six months ' time . |
5 | What was the use of tallies that might , perhaps , be valid in theory , and even capable of being turned into cash in six months ' time , or a year , but were so much paper now , and no use to disgruntled archers and men-at-arms whose need was for coin that could be spent at once ? |
6 | If the Treasury economic simulation model predicts 15% inflation in 18 months ' time then people 's behaviour may well be influenced by the expectation that the model is correct in its predictions , no matter how good or objective the data on which the simulation was based . |
7 | Similarly , the two month and five month rates can be used to derive the expected three month rate in two months ' time . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Be honest with your answers and repeat the questionnaire in two months ' time ! |
10 | In it he explained that he would leave the farm in three months ' time . |
11 | Her character — child bride Fizz — will leave the show in two months ' time . |
12 | The winners will meet the Scottish champions , Murrayfield Racers in the final in two months ' time , writes Steve Pinder . |
13 | Mr Lamont forecasts that the economy will be growing at the rate of three per cent per year in 12 months ' time ; he would have carried more conviction , if he had not made the same ‘ jam tomorrow ’ forecast a year ago . |
14 | This nine-year-old , outpaced at a crucial stage in the race , finished strongly in ninth place , and with Party Politics , gives Mrs Thompson excellent prospects of a second Grand National triumph in 12 months ' time . |
15 | She would in fact be taking over from a male contracts officer who would be leaving the company in four months ' time . |
16 | But Beaumont is already confident that the eight-year-old will make a bold bid to pull off the feat in 12 months ' time . |
17 | In my opinion , I think we 'll have an application for a garage in twelve months ' time . |
18 | THE BOWES Museum will mark its centenary in three months ' time . |