Example sentences of "that it [modal v] [be] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapman 's prediction that it would be five years before Arsenal won a major honour was not only , with hindsight , amazingly accurate ; it was also meant to be realistic . |
| 2 | To start again from scratch in the USA would mean that it would be five years or more before he had any hope of receiving his doctorate , but in England , with his early research experience behind him , he could complete the degree sooner . |
| 3 | Her thoughts were on the fact that it would be three months before she could move into her new abode , as she drove up the avenue . |
| 4 | So many men had been killed or wounded in the war , that it would be ten years before another generation would fin the gaps . |
| 5 | Tony Zemaitis told me in ‘ 76 that it would be ten years before it sounded right . |
| 6 | the problem is that the radioactive material has a half life of about thirty years … this means that it 'll be three decades before the material becomes half as radioactive as when it was first leaked … and a century before it is safe to humans . |
| 7 | Jones , however , insists that it will be six months before he will be able to gauge whether his time with Durham was a personal success . |
| 8 | And I can promise you that it will be twelve weeks of absolute hell , ’ he added , sounding as if the idea did n't altogether displease him . |
| 9 | For example , patients waiting in an out-patient department knowing that it will be 30 minutes before they are seen may be happier than those who wait half as long , not knowing how long the wait will be . |
| 10 | Lazio 's doctor Claudio Bartolini explained that it will be 24 hours before he can make a true assessment of the damage . |
| 11 | Remember that it must be 20 characters maximum , including square brackets . |