Example sentences of "been [verb] for three [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Following the elections to the Basque parliament on Oct. 28 , 1990 , the formation of a new regional government had been delayed for three months due to the breakdown of talks between the two parties which had made up the previous governing coalition — the Basque Nationalist Party ( PNV ) , which had emerged as the largest single party , with 22 seats , and the Basque Socialist Party ( PSE-PSOE ) which had been beaten into second place . |
2 | Geraldine , who worked as accounts clerk at Yarmouth Marine Base left to accompany her RAF husband to Cyprus where he has been posted for three years . |
3 | It has been raining for three days — Oh ! how lovely the caravans were those evenings in Touggourt , when the sun was sinking into the salt . |
4 | These are not , of course , known , but the pay-offs have been forecast for three levels , high , medium and low . |
5 | These are not , of course , known , but the pay-offs have been forecast for three levels , high , medium and low . |
6 | Consultation date has been picked for three weeks on Tuesday . |
7 | Leith 's catering company has been hired to look after the Press at the stadium , which has been booked for three weeks . |
8 | A computer retailer has been operating for three years under the name of " COMPUTER EQUIPMENT SALES " and has a chain of stores in the South of England . |
9 | Thirty nine infants ( 18% ) in group A and 44 ( 24% ) in group B had been vomiting for three weeks or more before admission . |
10 | Fullback Marty Roebuck continues to be in the wars and suffered a broken jaw in a pre-season club trial , while Test hooker Phil Kearns has been sidelined for three weeks with knee trouble . |
11 | She and Caan had been separated for three years . |
12 | The woman did not return to complete the divorce , although she had been separated for three years . |
13 | Barbara Allsopp and her husband Alan have n't been seen for three days . |
14 | EXPERT OPINION Gary Hollyhead , head chef at Sutherlands Restaurant , prefers his beef to have been hung for three weeks , for maximum tenderness and the best flavour . |
15 | We had been waiting for three days behind Serbian lines . |
16 | ‘ At Doncaster the buffet was closed , the waiting room looked like it had n't been cleaned for three months , the staff locked themselves in a room and every time we heard an engine and dashed out it was pulling coal wagons . ’ |
17 | He 's been going for three hours . |
18 | Micropal measures volatility for all unit trusts which have been going for three years . |
19 | Well mine ai n't been used for three month . |
20 | The budget is due now , but it has been postponed for three months . |
21 | There was virtually no constituency organisation to cope with a major campaign — it had not been needed for three decades ! |
22 | 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 . |
23 | 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 . |
24 | They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days . |
25 | This is unfortunate , for a series that has been gestating for three years . |
26 | She says that she 's been flying for three years . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | Erm my course has only been running for three years . |
29 | Cos it 's only been running for three years |
30 | The figures were much the same after the experiment had been running for three months , but 83% thought the experiment should continue . |