Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [num] years ' time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw no reason to add that from now on , her body would break down : she would gradually become slower in her movements , she would tire more easily and lack stamina , and she would probably have another stroke in seven years ' time — at the latest . |
| 2 | That 's a look we 'll see emerging from the dull , old chrysalis that was Renault design in the '70s and '80s , when it takes the wraps off its first really new-age car in two years ' time . |
| 3 | The Department of Energy estimates that 10 per cent of our electricity could come from hot dry rock in 125 years ' time . |
| 4 | As Tone Vine-Lott , managing director of Barclays Stockbrokers and new chairman of the Scottish Stock Exchange ( and , as an IT man , nothing like the stockbroker stereotype ) , points out in Money Talks , the stockbroking game will still have changed out of all recognition in ten years ' time . |
| 5 | We are interested in tools for the classroom in five years ' time , rather than those which can be run now . |
| 6 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 7 | It would be surprising if benchmarking attracts as much media attention in five years ' time as it does now . |
| 8 | I mean , we do n't stand still at this because what will seem a very good service this year will look like a lousy service in five years ' time so let's not pretend the fact that we have n't achieved everything we 've achieved this year in some previous years means that we have n't made any improvements because I think one of the key areas where in fact er improvements have been made in previous years , and to a certain extent , one could say reading this I was worried by an apparent admission of very much reference or very much expenditure on them in the provision of day centres , because I think that a key element in care in the community and the fact that today so successfully this year has been the fact that a major number of th and I do n't think there 's any disagreement over this , a number of day centres , very efficient and very effective day centres , were developed , funded , provided mainly in the conurbation areas and I think Mr is right to highlight the fact that , as so often happens in these instances , it 's people who live in conurbations who get the best deal because it 's , it 's more economical , it 's easier to provide a centre for a large number of people than it is for a small number of people . |
| 9 | Undaunted by Sony 's arrival in the market , the New Zealander thinks that the electronic stills camera will be the size of a credit-card calculator in 10 years ' time . |
| 10 | No seat on the board in 10 years ' time ! ’ |
| 11 | To be meaningful the vision must be a detailed one , a vision of what will actually be happening in his area at 9.00 a.m. on Monday morning in two years ' time to achieve success . |
| 12 | But I did have to worry about whether we were going to have the cash flow in ten years ' time to make sure that the parts can be paid for so the chap on the shop floor can stick the thing together . |
| 13 | My husband who earns good money , gets a pension in 10 years ' time and he says we 'll return then . |
| 14 | If I were to rewrite this book in ten years ' time , in the light of further research and experience , my own views might well have changed somewhat . |
| 15 | What would happen , we asked , if new information in ten years ' time showed that the people working inside Hinkley C had been in even greater danger ? |
| 16 | IMAX , the large screen format used by THE ROLLING STONES for their At the Max live concert film will open a 500 seater venue on London 's South Bank in two years ' time . |
| 17 | Wraith Grant , who spent £26,000 to win £18,000 before losing his tour status in 1991 , summed it up : ‘ If someone said you could be a millionaire in two years ' time , what would you do ? |
| 18 | If you were to achieve your goal in five years ' time , what would you have to be doing in four years ' time to get there ? |
| 19 | My goal in five years ' time would be |
| 20 | He was due to oversee Italy 's entry into the European single market next year and to the single currency in five years ' time . |
| 21 | It may be considered to be a vital British interest that we are not on the outside of the single currency in five years ' time . |
| 22 | The primary demand on him will be to restore Wanderers to the national league 's first division in time for the club 's 125th anniversary in two years ' time . |
| 23 | To this end a comprehensive review of the training and examination syllabus has been undertaken and we are now embarking on a period of consultation with a view to implementing a more up-to-date system in two years ' time . |
| 24 | The table shows the percentage of respondents that predicted dominance in five years ' time for each of seven operating systems listed in the table . |
| 25 | The Profitboss , in developing his contacts , never forgets that the friendly Steven Cook he met at the conference last month might just be the head of purchasing for a major customer in two years ' time . |
| 26 | LINFORD Christie will quit athletics in two years ' time — aiming to bow out as the undisputed No 1 sprinter in the world . |
| 27 | LINFORD Christie will quit athletics in two years ' time — aiming to bow out as the undisputed No 1 sprinter in the world , writes David Harrison . |
| 28 | So what should we spend our pocket money on now to make a fortune in 40 years ' time ? |
| 29 | Not when — if , perchance , Labour Members were in that position in 20 years ' time , would they be prepared to have the whole system of assessing and adjudicating upon genuine claims destroyed by the campaigns that are being organised in some parts of this country ? |
| 30 | The ‘ now ’ here instead corresponds to the ‘ now ’ on & alpha Centauri in 4.5 years ' time , because that is how long it takes light to get from here to there . |