Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] ' time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way of considering broad based beliefs about health was to ask , ‘ Are people more healthy now than in their parents ' time ? ’ |
| 2 | The majority , 78 per cent of males and 75 per cent of females aged 65 + , thought that people were healthier than in their parents ' time . |
| 3 | It might be expected that the percentage thinking that health had improved since their parents ' time would increase with age . |
| 4 | The proportion reporting that they thought people were healthier now than in their parents ' time decreased with age , from 78 per cent of those aged 65 — 74 years to 67 per cent of those aged 85 years and over ( Victor 1990a ) . |
| 5 | Compared with those aged under 65 , the post-retirement age groups are more likely to consider that health has improved since their parents ' time . |
| 6 | People are not more similar to each other today than they were in their grandparents ' time . |
| 7 | In societies close to subsistence levels , there may be relatively little outside the ‘ world of work ’ , which occupies most of their individuals ' time and energy . |
| 8 | In our forefathers ' time … few books were read in our tongue , saving certain books of chivalry , as they said for pastime and pleasure … |
| 9 | We want our pupils ' time here to be an exciting period of hard work and play , and of discovery about ideas and feelings . |