Example sentences of "[prep] three [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think after three days they 've er worn out their welcome . |
| 2 | After three months they would be entitled to the statutory minimum wage in Germany , but this would still be less than the wages taken home by Germans working on the same site . |
| 3 | Over a period of three weeks they were shunted back and forth between Germany , London and Cairo until the Home Office granted them temporary admission . |
| 4 | Through a string of three rooms they came close to the Ballroom ; only an ante-room divided them from it . |
| 5 | At the end of three years they were no further on . |
| 6 | And er the War ended as you know in November eighteen and er when the War came to an end the the Government introduced a form of service whereas if er we youngsters volunteered say if you volunteered for two year they gave you twenty pound and two months leave you see , if you volunteered for three year they gave you forty pound or was it thirty , thirty forty , and er three months leave . |
| 7 | They chose a spot by a river , on the side of a mountain , they called three hundred workmen together , and for three years they toiled at building the city . |
| 8 | For three years they had neither met nor spoken . |
| 9 | For three days they parleyed ; Rawn demanding their surrender and the Nez Perce asking to be allowed into Montana in peace . |
| 10 | Their emergency rations ran out and for three days they had just water . |
| 11 | They attempted to take over the city ; for three days they fought the Viet Minh , and in the cross-fire Lieutenant-Colonel Dewey of OSS was shot dead . |
| 12 | For three days they will act out their feelings , confront their emotions , and generally ‘ bond ’ with each other . |
| 13 | From there they moved on into the Cambrian mountains ; and for three days they toiled through the worst storms of the year . |
| 14 | True , they have feeble strength and toughness , but with three wounds they are more resilient than the same frontage of Goblins or Orcs . |
| 15 | In three days they covered 400 miles . |
| 16 | In three years they had rounded up fifty captive orangs . |
| 17 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
| 18 | In three years they are full and have to be emptied and washed out . |
| 19 | And within three minutes they were out of the house and into the car , and only then did Henry ask , ‘ What 's it all about ? ’ |
| 20 | Within three weeks they die , having laid the eggs of the next generation which will be in the soil until the time comes to repeat the cycle . |
| 21 | Yet , while the New Popsters produced a stream of memorable hit singles ( Culture Club 's Do You Really Want To Hurt Me , or Duran 's Hungry Like The Wolf ) , within three years they 'd all be defunct , or frantically searching for a new ‘ adult ’ audience . |
| 22 | Yesterday , police confirmed that , in addition to three fires they were already treating as arson , a fourth fire at a holiday home in Pennal , Meirionnydd , was being treated as suspicious . |