Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] ' time [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 He was now preparing his speech to the Academy , due to meet in eight hours ' time at the behest of the military .
2 A staggering 52% — mostly females — said they expect rates to be higher in 12 months ' time with a consequent knock-on effect on mortgages .
3 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 .
4 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 !
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 New Zealand won a place in the challengers ' final against Il Moro di Venezia in 10 days ' time by defeating France 's Ville de Paris in the penultimate semi-final race .
9 Exporter 's $10m receipt in three months ' time under a forward contract will be worth DM40.4m .
10 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 .
11 The real boost for cellular radio will come in two to three years ' time with the introduction of the Europe-wide service , GSM .
12 It is preferable to arrange to visit in about 6 months ' time for a general discussion on how they are getting on .
13 ‘ I do n't want to be walking around in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loadsamoney ’ at me ’
14 ‘ I do n't want to be walking around in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loadsamoney ’ at me ’
15 ‘ I do n't want to be walking down the street in ten years ' time with people shouting ‘ Loasdamoney ’ at me , ’ he says .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 The table shows the percentage of respondents that predicted dominance in five years ' time for each of seven operating systems listed in the table .
19 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 .
20 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
21 But despite the ‘ scariest moment ’ of his life , James said he would be back in action in four weeks ' time at the Dundrod 150 .
  Next page