Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] three year ['s] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the field of professional qualifications , a directive is now in force that obliges professional bodies to recognise diplomas awarded in other member states after three years ' training , when granting membership to a particular profession .
2 The judge imposed concurrent periods of three years ' imprisonment on Wright and two years on Christou on each of the charges to which they pleaded guilty .
3 Basically , however , secure tenants of three years ' standing can buy their houses at discounts ranging from 33 per cent of market price to a maximum of 50 per cent .
4 Generous discounts were available : 33 per cent off the market value for tenants of three years ' standing , rising by 1 per cent a year up to a maximum of 50 per cent after a total of twenty years as a tenant .
5 It was outlined in the Housing Act ( 1980 ) , which gave council tenants with three years ' residence the right to buy their properties at a substantial discount .
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