Example sentences of "in [num] years [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that in 100 years people will look back on the middle of the twentieth century as a nightmare period when mankind suddenly discovered the means to destroy itself , and was seriously considering using this as a preferable alternative to reconciling differing political views . |
| 2 | To decide what the company should be like in five years time may not solve a crisis that is looming up next month . |
| 3 | I 'm also hoping to put in time capsules , so people in 150 years time will know what what was happening in Southmoor and the locality . |
| 4 | In four years Henry may , at best , have added about £100,000 per annum to his ordinary revenue , and fairly soon the taxpayers had called a halt to further intervention abroad . |
| 5 | In two years Gould could not possibly hope to cover all the areas he guessed would prove rewarding . |