Example sentences of "' time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gateshead Harrier clocked 8 mins 38.7 secs to eclipse Dennis Coates ' time of 8:48.0 , set in 1981 . |
| 2 | The main gains are a better staff-inmate ratio , and a greater focus on programmes for inmate recreation and on putting the prisoners ' time to better use , apart from compulsory work . |
| 3 | This means , for example , that , given the current spot yields , the market is expecting the yield on a one-year bond maturing in three years ' time to be 11.92 per cent . |
| 4 | In making recommendations , to take into account the need not to increase calls on teachers ' and pupils ' time for activities which do not directly promote learning , and to limit costs . |
| 5 | It is preferable to arrange to visit in about 6 months ' time for a general discussion on how they are getting on . |
| 6 | The table shows the percentage of respondents that predicted dominance in five years ' time for each of seven operating systems listed in the table . |
| 7 | Erm , again we utilize ninety one point nine two percent of the available inspecting officers ' time for inspections , rather than the national average of eighty four point three nine percent . |
| 8 | Exporter 's $10m receipt in three months ' time under a forward contract will be worth DM40.4m . |
| 9 | Jonna was not slow to remind them that he and Maisie hoped to see them at their wedding , due in a few weeks ' time at Easter . |
| 10 | Next morning , after a 9.15 breakfast , he discussed with Jones his ideas for a speech he had to make in a few weeks ' time at a Literary Fund dinner . |
| 11 | Except , a small protective inner voice prompted her hurtfully , that I 'm no long-term threat to your person or your property because in a few days ' time at the very most I shall be out of your land and out of your life . |
| 12 | But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 . |
| 13 | He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military . |
| 14 | So we recommend an inquiry — in three to five years ' time into the extent to which card users ( in particular , users of more than one credit card ) are using their cards to spend more than they judge prudent . |
| 15 | The real boost for cellular radio will come in two to three years ' time with the introduction of the Europe-wide service , GSM . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't want to be walking around in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loadsamoney ’ at me ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't want to be walking around in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loadsamoney ’ at me ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't want to be walking down the street in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loasdamoney ’ at me , ’ he says . |
| 19 | Tony Stafford talks to the former owner of Vernons Pools who is hoping for a jackpot dividend in two weeks ' time with Rodrigo de Triano and Musicale |
| 20 | A staggering 52% — mostly females — said they expect rates to be higher in 12 months ' time with a consequent knock-on effect on mortgages . |
| 21 | In the Commons ' debate on the Contagious Diseases Acts Repeal Bill , 1873 , Henry Fowler , the proposer , prefaced his speech with the usual apology for intruding on members ' time with so disgusting a subject . |
| 22 | The Cabinet met on Tuesday 11 December and unanimously approved of Baldwin 's decision that the government meet Parliament in five weeks ' time on 15 January . |
| 23 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
| 24 | Health : The best care is at home Christine Doyle examines a pioneering scheme which cuts patients ' time in hospital — and also saves money |
| 25 | One evening at Pack Meeting Beegee , which was the name the Pack had made up for their Guider out of the initial letters B and G of Brownie Guider , told the Brownies that the County Girl Guides ' Fete was to be held in a few weeks ' time in Morley Park and that the 3rd Shortfields Pack must think what to do to help make the fete a huge success . |
| 26 | It is sensible to charge a notional salary for equity partners ' time in such systems . |
| 27 | The consumption of parents ' time in this role as ‘ transport guardians ’ is , as Hillman and Whalley have pointed out , an additional major societal consequence . |
| 28 | It 's a fairly safe bet that the ASB will be heavily criticised in five years ' time in any case ; that 's just a fact of life that standard-setters in the UK have to accept . |
| 29 | In the same way , all examinations make considerable demands on teachers ' time in terms of involvement in Examination Board work , running examinations in school and subsequently marking them ; but an examination like GCSE , with radically new features , is likely to involve considerably more time over the next few years for teachers to become able and proficient in its procedures . |
| 30 | Consequently it is estimated that those aged 65 + account for 27 per cent of GPs ' time in 1981/82 as compared with 22 per cent a decade earlier . |