Example sentences of "[prep] three [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stimulus of the Commander 's benzedrine tablets was wearing off as he swam out to sea after three hours ' creeping and sliding around the beach , and now , his senses dulled by a chilling exhaustion , he felt the first pangs of doubt : would Roger Courtney see the flickering torch among the waves before an enemy patrol boat caught sight of it ? |
| 2 | But at last , after three hours ' hard work , all ninety-nine were on the ship , and the Fram went out to sea again . |
| 3 | After three weeks ' detention in military barracks Daniel Omara Atubu and the 17 others — including three other DP members who hold government posts — were accused of treason . |
| 4 | After three weeks ' use , our 10 testers all felt there was an improvement — eyes less puffy , or slightly less wrinkled . |
| 5 | After three weeks ' honeymoon in Mentone , they returned to London where Eliot succumbed to bronchitis . |
| 6 | Then the god spoke to a woman whose baby was ill , and afterwards to a couple who were childless after three years ' marriage . |
| 7 | In the field of professional qualifications , a directive is now in force that obliges professional bodies to recognise diplomas awarded in other member states after three years ' training , when granting membership to a particular profession . |
| 8 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 9 | Mr Thomson , 44 , of Cherrytree Road , Great Cornard , resigned in February last year after three years ' employment . |
| 10 | Elena described her feelings on returning to the little town of her birth , San Jose de las Flores , in Chalatenango after three years ' absence . |
| 11 | After three years ' practice , you could make a comparatively painless change to the solicitors ' branch , being exempted from articles , and also ( at discretion ) from some papers in the Final . |
| 12 | The Avalon bathroom was developed after three years ' extensive research into the difficulties associated with ageing . |
| 13 | After three years ' work he submitted a draft only to have it irrevocably vetoed without any intelligible reasons given or any consideration of amendment . |
| 14 | AFTER three years ' study , analyst programmer Ray Marsh from the Barlaston computer department has achieved a Higher National Diploma qualification in computer studies . |
| 15 | What will happen to nurses who have trained at the taxpayers ' expense in the national health service but who , increasingly , find themselves unable to get a job after three years ' training ? |
| 16 | Elizabeth Taylor ( Mrs Longmate ) in June gained a London External B. D. ( upper second ) after three years ' residence in Oxford . |
| 17 | After three years ' work the last consignment of nuclear fuel rods has been removed . |
| 18 | Geest launched its new product , which is peeled , cored , trimmed and packed in a special container , on the Scottish market yesterday after three years ' work on the process . |
| 19 | After three days ' imprisonment they were convicted of attending an illegal gathering under the terms of Bophuthatswana 's Internal Security Act , fined , and released from custody . |
| 20 | After three days ' disappearance following the sheep-eating incident , the eagle was seen again for certain on a telegraph pole outside the village of Lutterworth near Leicester by a passing motorist , Mrs Gillian Cook . |
| 21 | Elsewhere , after three centuries ' growth only one big geographical region was still untouched by it : the mass of Central Africa . |
| 22 | After three months ' travelling in Australia , hitch-hiking has become an addiction ; the stimulation of a new acquaintance , a frank exchange of views , and then back on to the roadside — a self-contained experience without any repercussions . |
| 23 | He attended Coleman 's lectures , and obtained his diploma on 21 January 1818 after three months ' study . |
| 24 | They also had money worries — engineer Don found work only three weeks ago after three months ' unemployment . |
| 25 | Now , after three months ' intensive therapy at a Russian clinic , he 's on the verge of achieving the miracle that only he and his mum had expected . |
| 26 | He spent the first three terms as a non-collegiate student ( a ‘ tosher ’ ) , preparing himself for Responsions by means of three hours ' daily tuition directed towards entrance scholarships to Balliol in November and Merton in January ( which he failed to win ) , and then to Lincoln College , which he won easily in March 1898 because of the mature quality of his style and approach in the general essay paper . |
| 27 | Anna checked her stocklist for the shelf allocation for the poppadoms ( plain , spiced , garlic and chilli , ready-cooked ) with all the slick professionalism of three hours ' experience . |
| 28 | In undefended divorce cases a higher initial time limit of three hours ' work applies . |
| 29 | The Council of Lloyd 's has also approved guidelines for best practice in preparing business plans and budgets , and established a panel of three members ' agents to review syndicate expenses and managing agents ' fees . |
| 30 | Just as for a play , Nichols had the luxury of three weeks ' rehearsal on The Graduate before shooting began on location in Los Angeles , Berkeley and San Francisco . |