Example sentences of "three years [unc] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1854 – 5 the state had spent the equivalent of three years ' income on the war and had accelerated inflation by covering the deficit with paper money . |
| 2 | Two or even three years ' salary for a kitchen maid , £10 was , in fact , too low an estimate of the potential profit [ see Rizzo ] . |
| 3 | Jed-Forest signed a £30,000 deal for three years ' backing from the TSB , Melrose will receive a minimum of £10,000 this season from Concept Group , sponsorship which , through bonuses , could rise to £15,000 if they win the national championship and the Border League , and Stewart 's Melville have a season 's £15,000 support from Dial Office Systems . |
| 4 | Sentence : three years ' detention in a young offender institution . |
| 5 | Although the sentencer had exceeded his powers by passing a sentence of three years ' detention in a young offender institution , the error was automatically corrected by this provision and a lawful sentence resulted . |
| 6 | Geest launched its new product , which is peeled , cored , trimmed and packed in a special container , on the Scottish market yesterday after three years ' work on the process . |
| 7 | And normally have had not less than three years ' experience in a junior or first line management post directly concerned with the provision of food or beverages or with the provision and servicing of accommodation . |
| 8 | Or normally have had not less than three years ' experience in a responsible position in an approved specialist field within the industry . |
| 9 | Hewson , a former professor of economics at the University of New South Wales , with only three years ' experience in the federal parliament , was generally considered competent but lacking in charisma . |
| 10 | The real boost for cellular radio will come in two to three years ' time with the introduction of the Europe-wide service , GSM . |
| 11 | He had stopped off to collect some winnings at a nearby betting shop before going to pay his gas bill and deposit three years ' savings at a bank . |
| 12 | The details of his three years ' captivity from the North African desert to the Eastern Front were not spoken of for more than another thirty , other than by occasional scant reference . |