Example sentences of "in [num] years [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will we object in 75 years if our ancestor 's medical records become publicly accessible ? |
| 2 | As for the flowers , the Dutch delegation will be calling for a total ban on trade in some rare slipper orchids , which they say face extinction in 10 years unless something drastic is done . |
| 3 | The below-strength Americans became the first defending champions to bow out of the cup 's first round in 10 years as Australia 's singles hero Mark Woodforde took his brilliant form into the doubles against Jim Grabb and Richey Reneberg . |
| 4 | A big advantage of the mainframe , though , is that applications written now will still be viable in 10 years because , Graham 's logic goes , applications written 10 years ago are still in use now . |
| 5 | He could be out in three years if all went well . |
| 6 | United have not won the title in 25 years since , and though there might be a spiritual and timely link between a player of Cantona 's style and those noble Reds of old , it is Eusebio , the Black Panther , who takes centre stage tonight . |
| 7 | As Rothschild says : ‘ In effect , Rákosi killed more communists in five years than Horthy had in twenty-five , and the entire society was cowed into a condition of bewilderment and terror . ’ |
| 8 | Nick Gaselee , for whom this famous victory was such a welcome change of luck , rode 90 winners as an amateur before learning his trade in five years as assistant to the great Fulke Walwyn . |
| 9 | During his highly successful playing days at Liverpool — five Championships , three European Cups and four League Cups — Mr Souness never managed to appear in an FA Cup Final , and in five years as Rangers manager he was unable to add the Scottish Cup to the seven other domestic trophies he secured . |
| 10 | Erwin even questions whether there is room for the mainframe in this scenario — ‘ If the mainframe 's price-performance relationship is the same in five years as it is now , it does n't stand a chance ’ . |
| 11 | PRESIDENT Fidel Castro has said he would like to step down in five years if Cuba 's faltering economy improves . |
| 12 | I decided not to vote for the first time in 37 years because of the EC . |
| 13 | Fairbrother went on to hit an unbeaten 64 and Lancashire roared to their third Benson & Hedges Cup Final in four years as Wasim Akram destroyed Leicestershire . |
| 14 | The Prince of Wales kissed his wife in public in February the first time in four years as she presented prizes to players in his polo match on their Indian tour . |
| 15 | The entire stock of the nation 's glasses turns over in two years so there is no reason why this measure should result in any implementation costs or why the price of a pint should go up . |
| 16 | They had helped Clara into the world only the day after the O'Neils had moved in two years before and Denis knew his wife was in good hands . |
| 17 | It saved two years repayments at the end of the mortgage , because endowments matured here , saving those last two years , purely because we started paying in two years before we actually took the mortgage out . |
| 18 | Dr James Walker , assistant director of the laboratory , estimates that the four computers will pay for themselves in two years because they reduce the high cost of buying , housing and feeding experimental animals . |
| 19 | ‘ There are seven pupils at present but that would rise to twelve in two years if the school [ St Abbs ] stays open . |
| 20 | But we shall see in 200 years if I am right . ’ |
| 21 | You can not teach the same amount in seven years as in six ; or in four hours in the afternoon as you can in five hours in the morning . |
| 22 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 23 | FRENCH exports of wines and spirits fell last year for the first time in 20 years as recession caught up with one of the country 's proudest industries . |