Example sentences of "in [num] [adj] years time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One visionary speaker at the British Association ( science ) meeting in 1984 spoke of the likelihood of rats the size of wolves inheriting the Earth in 50 million years time , when Man — in all probability — is no longer on the scene . |
| 2 | Okay , erm I 'm a littl I 'm a little bit I 'm a little bit worried about er this er exploitation of people and security because they 've got no proven record and no medical evidence , if he was that good this guy will be a millionaire and people will be growing hair all the time , to put somebody on the chair , without knowing if that person 's got blood pressure or heart problems , they could suffer from a s a stroke erm have er or be partially paralysed , so I I think I like to see this man here maybe in ten fifteen years time with proper proven er medical evidence . |
| 3 | I mean , basically building societies today are saying , well there 's your money , all we want you to say is that in twenty five years time or earlier , you 'll be able to pay us back . |
| 4 | Final question perhaps we should raise is well is there actually gon na be a need for it in two three years time down the track ? |
| 5 | Autee Lord Justice had this to say at page nine two seven quote , having decided that he , brackets the judge close brackets , could make no allowance for the possibility of increased pension payments because of the increased cost of living index , he had to decide the present day value of the fixed sum payable in thirty one years time . |