Example sentences of "was for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was for three years only , but it was a promising stepping-stone to a proper appointment . |
| 2 | The longest period for which her mother was left alone was for three hours and Mrs Cahuac worked close by so that should anything happen to her mother during this period she could get home quickly . |
| 3 | That order was for three months ' duration . |
| 4 | Dixie says the deal was for three . |
| 5 | Jean Ritchie ( Mrs Patterson ) specialised in Radiotherapy ( D. M. R. T. ) and was for three years Consultant Radiotherapist in Singapore . |
| 6 | I know when we 've er sold the house , when our children all went and left us , the house was for three bedrooms , right , and I , I said to my husband I do n't want to stay here because they built the school outside behind our er , erm back yard , and every , all the rubbish that kids throw threw over and I said to him I do n't want to stay now kids , kids gone , children gone leave , left home , got married and went to off , I said I do n't want to live here , I do n't want to retire to , to stay at home and listen to the kids at school all day long and have the rubbish thrown over the hedge |