Example sentences of "for [prep] three " in BNC.

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1 The the festival I th went on I think for for three summers .
2 Most management agreements are signed for between three and five years .
3 ‘ It can be difficult to make your child take lengthy courses of treatments such as antibiotics when the average treatment can last for seven days — an eternity to a child However , newer , shorter-course antibiotic treatments are now available from your doctor , which are taken once a day for between three to five days .
4 All policies now stipulate that they must have run for between three and six months before claims will be considered — and most bar self-employed people altogether .
5 During its growth phase ( called anagen ) hair grows for between three and six years , Then there is a short resting period ( telogen ) of about three months , when the hair is shed .
6 In spite of their faults , wooden sailing warships were in use for between three and four hundred years and were abandoned by Admiralties with reluctance because they were , in their context , most effective and economical weapons .
7 Zenith Data Systems Europe , Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's microcomputer subsidiary , announced eight new models of its Z-Station desktops , five ‘ network-ready ’ Z-Note and the Z-Lite 320L , which it calls a ‘ subnotebook ’ computer : the Z-Stations are based on the Intel 80486DX/2 66MHz and 50MHz and the 33MHz 80486SX processors ; three of the new Z-Note models are based on the Intel 80486SL chip , and two on the 25MHz 80386SL , and also feature a passive matrix colour display ; the Z-Lite 320L weighs 4 lbs and uses the 3.3V 80386 SL chip , which provides for between three and six hours of working between charges .
8 But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines .
9 But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines .
10 We will continue to campaign vigorously with our colleagues in the trade union , and hopefully the labour movement , on all aspects of employment rights , not just through the media as asked for in three four two , but at the workplace .
11 He 's one of four injured evacuees being cared for in three hospitals across the region .
12 Tickets can be booked by telephone on ( 0723 ) 370541 — or ( 0723 ) 378863 for Access and Visa bookings — by post , or personally if you call in at the theatre , and must be paid for within three days of booking .
13 And then ri , down a bit further in verse eleven , pass through the midst of the camp and command the people say , preva , prepare provisions for yourself , for within three days you are to cross this Jordan to go in and possess the land which the Lord , your God , is giving you to possess it .
14 Many people stayed in the island with residence permits for from three to six months on their way to or from South Africa , South America or the Far East .
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