Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] a three-year [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dodemaide , the Sheffield Shield player of the year , has been recalled after a three-year absence , along with Matthews , who has not played internationally since last year 's tour of the West Indies . |
| 2 | It is important that those controls are seen in a three-year context . |
| 3 | It had been tracked over a three-year period by satellite and radio beacon and its movements have demonstrated that four separate currents affect the region of Antarctica near the Ross Ice shelf . |
| 4 | The government on Dec. 27 announced that negotiations with the United States aimed at allowing the withdrawal of US forces from Subic Bay naval base to be phased over a three-year period had broken down . |
| 5 | Restrictions on nationwide banking would be eliminated over a three-year period . |
| 6 | To combat this trend , a rolling programme of new regulations is being introduced over a three-year period . |
| 7 | The research is being funded by a three-year grant from the Lilly Endowment of Indianapolis . |
| 8 | Legislative power is vested in the unicameral House of Representatives , whose 97 members are elected for a three-year term . |
| 9 | Now the Displex system is offered with a three-year warranty , the longest in the industry , reflecting the durability of this proven product . |
| 10 | Should employees ’ location allowances decrease as a result of a transfer , any such decrease is phased over a three-year period . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , this year 's rally looks set to gain from the St Lucia connection , which has been cemented by a three-year contract . |
| 12 | The mill-pond was drained for a three-year period in order to allow some necessary excavation . |
| 13 | In 1923 Van Der Meulen applied for the post of consul there and was selected for a three-year training in Arabic and Islam by the great Leiden Arabist , Snouck Hurgronje . |
| 14 | This was followed by a three-year trial period for successful candidates , who had then to sit a second examination ( examen de classement ) . |
| 15 | The Canadian actor who began his career as a radio DJ was signed on a three-year contract by Taunton . |