Example sentences of "was [verb] for three day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheila alleged that she was dazed for three days following the attack , suffering a black eye and a cut on her forehead . |
| 2 | A small bag of zeolite was used for three days , every two weeks to keep ammonia in check . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | An eighteen-year-old boy who had flown from India to marry a Calcutta girl now living in Liverpool was detained for three days by the officials , who suspected him of being under age and of using marriage as a trick to get a work permit . |
| 5 | It was extended for three days after officials reported violence had dropped below the average 30 killings a day . |