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 . |