Example sentences of "[be] [verb] for three [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty nine infants ( 18% ) in group A and 44 ( 24% ) in group B had been vomiting for three weeks or more before admission . |
| 2 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 3 | The visioncare business , which Pilkington has been nurturing for three years and where it now ranks in the world 's top three , increased its operating profits by £4.4 million to £18.8 million . |
| 4 | The BA Honours Degree in Retail Marketing , formulated by JS and Manchester Metropolitan University , has been running for three years and the two parties have now formally signed a contract securing the future of the programme . |
| 5 | After Easter the hours are extended as follows : Tickets reserved by phone will be held for three days or where applicable , until one hour before the performance . |
| 6 | Japanese share prices have been falling for three years and have more than halved in value since the peaks reached in 1989 . |
| 7 | Biotinylated anti-mouse IgG and Streptavidin were applied for three hours or 30 minutes , respectively , whereas the subclass specific goat anti-mouse IgG conjugates were applied for 12 hours . |
| 8 | Betty Bell was the chief informant about Harold Shoosmith for she had been engaged for three mornings and three evenings a week . |
| 9 | He has been trying for three years and he said today : ‘ Maybe it is because , God knows , I 've had some leg problems and I just can not climb those steps that easily , ’ he joked . |
| 10 | The makeshift team of veteran professionals and apprentices have n't been paid for three months and the club must find a quarter of a million pounds to guarantee survival . |
| 11 | A paid-up policy is only available if premiums have been paid for three years and the reduced sum is £400 or more . |
| 12 | If he had been working for three days and three nights then it was in the suit he was wearing now , and his shoes had mud on them , and Erlich did n't think Ruane would be impressed . |
| 13 | McKitten , who was four times over the drink limit , was banned for three years and fined £350 . |
| 14 | In his early undergraduate days , he was banned for three months and fined £100 for driving dad 's car at 112mph . |