Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fighting was caused for three reasons : different sides kept stealing cattle ; everybody was searching for new land ; and according to the Romans the Celts liked fighting . |
| 2 | The mortgage is fixed for three years at 10.3pc ( APR 10.9pc ) and is designed to appeal to home buyers seeking an affordable mortgage with inbuild stability of payments . |
| 3 | During my time at the Centre , the strict vegan , detoxifying diet was recommended for three months as a minimum ; only after that should one go to the ‘ stay well diet ’ which does allow a little fish and eggs . |
| 4 | The funeral was delayed for three hours after members of Katherine 's family complained that the wrong grave had been opened for the ceremony . |
| 5 | My husband was banned for three years after he 'd killed me . ’ |
| 6 | The hearing at Coleford magistrates court was adjourned for three weeks . |
| 7 | His wife , who was alleged to have aided and abetted him on the second occasion was jailed for three years after a two-day trial . |
| 8 | Last year the company lost £30,000 worth of fish bound for the Spanish market when the consignment was blocked for three days outside Toulouse by French lorry drivers protesting about restrictions on the hours they could drive . |
| 9 | The rest of the cast were called for three to do a complete rehearsal of all the scenes he was in . |
| 10 | Derby found a means of holding his leader to ransom : a meeting of Lancashire Unionists which threatened to disown the new policy was adjourned for three weeks at his suggestion . |
| 11 | This miracle was remembered for three reasons : |
| 12 | The start was delayed for three hours partly because the bowlers ' run-ups were damp and partly because vandals , protesting about the omission of Deryck Murray , the local captain , had left wet patches on the pitch — and thrown a good few bottles around as well . |
| 13 | DARLINGTON Memorial Hospital managers are still investigating claims that a 90year-old woman was forgotten for three hours while waiting for an operation . |
| 14 | Zeolite is used for three days , every two weeks . |
| 15 | A man was jailed for three years in Cardiff for burglary . |
| 16 | A 48-YEAR-OLD Angus man was jailed for three years yesterday for using lewd and indecent practices to a girl and her older sister over a period of 17 years . |
| 17 | In Scotland last year , husbands lost their immunity from rape in marriage after a test case , and earlier this year , in Leicester , a man was jailed for three years for the lesser offence of attempting to rape his wife . |
| 18 | One man was imprisoned for three years for possessing the gun and one for one year ( suspended for two years ) for stealing a car and having no insurance . |
| 19 | A small bag of zeolite was used for three days , every two weeks to keep ammonia in check . |
| 20 | At the midpoint of the ileum , 0.020 mmol of PABA-UDCA disulphate ( 15.0 mg ) or PABA-UDCA ( 10.0 mg ) in a slightly basic ( pH 7.5 ) aqueous solution was injected into the lumen , and bile was collected for three hours . |
| 21 | And this case is adjourned for three weeks in order that a computer printout will can be obtained . |
| 22 | This case is adjourned for three weeks in order get a printout can be obtained . |
| 23 | The general rule is that the penalty available in such circumstances is the same as that for the substantive offence incited , in this case level three , and since the legislature , thought that greater punishment than that was appropriate , specific provision is made for three months ' imprisonment , or a level 4 fine . |
| 24 | The technique is used for three main reasons . |
| 25 | Nowadays , Lancashire cheese is kept for three months , so it has a slightly fuller flavour . |
| 26 | This can be illustrated by Lord Denning 's approach in Crowther v Shannon Motor Co [ 1975 ] 1 WLR 30 where a used Jaguar car with over 82,000 miles on the clock was driven for three weeks covering 2,300 miles before it broke down with engine seizure . |
| 27 | But over that weekend , diesels did not have it all to themselves as the unique two coach Battery Electric Multiple Unit was diagrammed for three return trips . |
| 28 | His case was adjourned for three weeks . |
| 29 | No FAA aircraft were lost , output of the refinery was halved for three months , while much of the oil stored in tanks was destroyed . |
| 30 | Sentence was postponed for three weeks . |