Example sentences of "in [num] years [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her prospects of playing her third final in eight years must be bright , since she beat the No 2 seed , Robyn Lambourne , of Australia , in Cardiff in February . |
| 2 | It was announced on Feb. 11 that Nepal 's first multiparty general election in 30 years would be held on May 30 . |
| 3 | In 100 years will anyone know the difference between this and a Nineties rétro movie ? |
| 4 | Any one application must not exceed £1,000 and a maximum of three applications in three years can be made . |
| 5 | Collins says of Wilkinson : ‘ Any man who wins two championships in three years must be good — he certainly ca n't be bad ! ’ |
| 6 | No significant additions to IT are envisaged in the foreseeable future but as RBG becomes more independent and estates staff and records increase a review in five years will be essential . |
| 7 | A new landing stage needed in five years will cost £10m and a new ferry boat will cost £8m to £10m the projected life of the existing three boats is five years . |
| 8 | In this respect City 's sixth manager in nine years might yet become another of their shorter-term employees . |
| 9 | In this respect City 's sixth manager in nine years might yet become another of their shorter-term employees . |
| 10 | A man who would get seven children on Dinah in twelve years would surely need one . |
| 11 | I can not see how young people who have failed to learn anything in four years will suddenly become sophisticated consumers of education and buy training wisely . |
| 12 | Doubtless the Court was influenced by the fact that though the risk to employees may well have been minimal ( and two accidents in two years would suggest that that was not so ) the consequences of any such risk materialising were potentially serious and , indeed , in one instance had been fatal . |
| 13 | As the leading firms prepare to meet the challenge of the national lottery , the irony is that the first revamp of the format in 24 years will make the pools themselves more of a lottery . |