Example sentences of "been [vb pp] 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 These are not , of course , known , but the pay-offs have been forecast for three levels , high , medium and low .
4 These are not , of course , known , but the pay-offs have been forecast for three levels , high , medium and low .
5 Consultation date has been picked for three weeks on Tuesday .
6 Leith 's catering company has been hired to look after the Press at the stadium , which has been booked for three weeks .
7 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 .
8 She and Caan had been separated for three years .
9 The woman did not return to complete the divorce , although she had been separated for three years .
10 Barbara Allsopp and her husband Alan have n't been seen for three days .
11 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 .
12 ‘ 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 . ’
13 Well mine ai n't been used for three month .
14 The budget is due now , but it has been postponed for three months .
15 There was virtually no constituency organisation to cope with a major campaign — it had not been needed for three decades !
16 They 'd be secondhand shoes because they 've been worn for three days .
17 He left his wife six years ago and has been divorced for three years .
18 No-one has been executed for three years , human rights groups said .
19 This account of urban housing in the reign of Queen Victoria has been protracted for three reasons .
20 THE protection order on the River Tay , which prohibits fishing for freshwater species without official permits , has been continued for three years by the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang .
21 ITV has been thrown into disarray because the current franchises have been extended for three years while the Government introduces a new free market framework .
22 By then Adis had already been hospitalised for three months .
23 It seemed a wise precaution to lunge him first , as he had not been ridden for three days , and this was accomplished in a corner of the field without either difficulties or a great deal of finesse .
24 The Lombard brothers and Mike Waterlane , however , scored a goal apiece to put Rutshire into Sunday 's final against the mighty South Sussex , who had n't been beaten for three years .
25 A man has been jailed for three months for shooting dead a pair of swans .
26 FORMER Liverpool City Council trade unionist Tony Gavin , who stole welfare funds , has been jailed for three months .
27 A Nottingham car salesman who went with two prostitutes aged fourteen and fifteen has been jailed for three years .
28 A Nottingham car salesman who went with two prostitutes aged fourteen and fifteen has been jailed for three years .
29 A burglar who fell through the roof of a shop and down a ventilator shaft has been jailed for three years .
30 A solicitor , Angus Diggle , has been jailed for three years for attempted rape in Scotland .
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