Example sentences of "' time [pron] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
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 | " The greens as yet are slow but in two years ' time they will be difficult but a very good test of touch and eye . |
4 | But in fifty years ' time we could be saying well did Jane pick the right one ? |
5 | But I have a sneaking feeling that in another five years ' time I 'll be reviewing the GR-100 and that will be the one … |
6 | I 'm lucky , she told her reflection , and in a few days ' time I 'll be far away from this place , and without Piers around I 'll be able to put things back into perspective . |
7 | To achieve this in four years ' time I would be doing |
8 | In three years ' time I would be doing |
9 | In two years ' time I would be doing |
10 | In two weeks ' time it would be one year since he had first come to Iraq . |
11 | Lying in bed at night , she would remind herself that in only a few months ' time she would be his , and would have assumed his name and taken on the position of head of his household . |