Example sentences of "or [num] [noun pl] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three times eight or eight times times three does n't matter which way you do it , it 'd come to the same thing . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ We always knew we would have to deal with this at some stage — maybe in 20 or 30 years time — but the damage caused over a couple of nights during January and February was much worse than we ever anticipated . ’ |
| 3 | You know , in three months or six months time |
| 4 | A source close to Saatchi insists that there is ‘ absolutely no intention of dispersing the collection ’ and is equally adamant that ‘ the collection will be greater in five or 10 years time than it is now . ’ |
| 5 | That may look fancy but RMC is well-led and in two or three years time should make decent money in Britain again . |
| 6 | What happens in two or three years time when the ANC 's political aspirations have not been met. ? |
| 7 | I happened to believe that it was important that they protected this week in the international calendar for Britain , especially as in two or three years time , there is the possibility of it being moved to a time when , in theory at least , it ought to be easier to attract top players . |
| 8 | Finally panel , the county council considers that the issues raised in this alteration require early decision and not in two or three years time . |
| 9 | The big issue for Scotland is the real fear that we will be subject to savage cuts in two or three years time . ’ |
| 10 | And do n't forget , in two or three years time your son would be leaving home anyway , so his decision would seem to be a practical one . |
| 11 | that if we pass on some of your comments at the end of the section , maybe they 'll be able to arrange , maybe in two or three months time a visit that most of us can make , particularly those of you who missed it , because it is an important experience , but obviously quite difficult to arrange , because it involves real tenants and real people but we can pass that back , and I 'm sure the officers will consider it . |
| 12 | Chair , erm on that , if that could be arranged in two or three months time , perhaps we can see how the Charter of Commerce is working out , because I think many of us are very interested to see how it is working out , we could erm discuss with somebody who 's in bed-and-breakfast , who could then erm tell us how the Charter of Commerce is working . |
| 13 | Most analysts reckon some sort of reflex reaction is inevitable , although fund managers are expected to remain on the sidelines , perhaps even until the new government 's Budget is unveiled in two or three weeks time . |
| 14 | And in a fortnight or three weeks time they too would be found with the inquisitive crowd on the inside of the gate staring at the prisoners who had just arrived . |
| 15 | in maybe two or three days time . |
| 16 | There is also no way of knowing what use the authorities will make of the information if and when the VAN team does give them a warning that another Richter-7 earthquake is due in 7 or 11 hours time . |
| 17 | The size of the epidemic in five or ten years time has not been estimated with confidence ; the epidemic will be determined by the number of people with HIV infection who develop AIDS over time . |
| 18 | I mean you ca n't claw the money the back if you get a bit short in five or ten years time . |
| 19 | His successors of whatever party will not be bound by anything the Noble Earl may say this afternoon , it is inconceivable that a Home Secretary in five or ten years time , also what Lord say in February nineteen ninety four , I really must n't do whatever er I thought of doing in er that given the fact that the Noble Earl Lord gave certain assurances , he will do whatever he considers on that occasion to be right |
| 20 | And part of the reason why we 're not really out of the recession , is that people are not willing to commit themselves to any further expenditure because they 're not quite sure in six months or twelve months time , as to whether they 're going to have anything in the way of a job . |
| 21 | The borrower had three ways of repaying his loan , either starting at once , in three months or nine months time . |
| 22 | He suggests , for example , that instead of making a care order an interim care order should have been made with a view to reviewing the progress of rehabilitation in six or nine months time . |
| 23 | It is now a certainty that 60163 Tornado will see service in four or five years time . |
| 24 | I believe in er three or four years time I will need a a table er twice the size of that for examples of the of of the material . |
| 25 | Probably because they had n't re-used they got there by two or three or four years time when they came on to the next level of management the junior management erm we did this with them again and you would begin to find certain skills had evolved and certain certain team strengths had arisen because they do change over the years . |
| 26 | Times was hard , and he had the advantage over the insurance company of knowing that his profits might be tapering off in the near future , and he thinks , ah , I 'll get , er , I 'll take out a Permanent Health Insurance , based on my present income to protect seventy-five , because I know in about three or four years time , my income would have gone down to about sixty per cent of what it is , so . |
| 27 | So , I mean , say in about three or four years time you you 'd have the same level of cover |
| 28 | A spokeswoman from London Road Development Agency said : ‘ In three or four years time London Road should be a thriving shopping area with a new student population . |
| 29 | Maybe in twenty or thirty years time England will take a Test series off them . |
| 30 | that in one or two weeks time I 'm going to be thin I 'm going to be slightly mixed up . |