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 .
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