Example sentences of "in several [noun pl] ' [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It finally came home then to Delaney what they were about to do in several hours ' time . |
| 2 | He can play 18 holes , then put in several hours ' practice afterwards and still be in good shape . |
| 3 | The unspoken concern of West Germany and France is that if sterling joined the ERM at its present exchange rate , a devaluation might still be required in several months ' time . |
| 4 | Proponents ( and opponents ) argue fiercely that it will ( or will not ) , but we shall not know until the system is in operation in several years ' time . |
| 5 | If some of those who proposed it are proved right in several years ' time , I hope that I will admit as much , but I have grave doubts nevertheless , and they are shared by a large number of heavyweight people in the Scottish universities . |