Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | We found a neat village south of Peterlee called Elwick , complete with tree-decked , green , Tabatha Twitchet shop and two super pubs , where we lived uneasily for three years . |
| 2 | MOTORIST David Millen drove on for three miles after an accident — with a severed arm hanging by a thread from his shoulder . |
| 3 | She studied there for three years with Frederick Brown and Henry Tonks [ qq.v. ] , winning a certificate for figure drawing ( 1896–7 ) and the Melvill Nettleship prize for figure composition ( 1897–8 ) . |
| 4 | But there was no lack of class on show , especially in a fast and furious opening 40 minutes when Saints young guns Gary Connolly and Alan Hunte ripped in for three tries . |
| 5 | The Norwich civil servant thought the trip would be a complete waste of time after arriving to find the lake completely frozen over but the pike fed furiously for three hours . |
| 6 | He signed up for three years with an option |
| 7 | It was considered that the larger Devon found in Somerset formed a link to the big , powerful ploughing oxen of Sussex which , even in the mid-nineteenth century , were regarded also as valuable beef makers , worked only for three or four years before being turned over to the fatteners . |
| 8 | American and Japanese scientists worked together for three seasons , sharing equally in the specimens discovered . |
| 9 | The Wood family lived here for three hundred years until the death of the last male heir in 1743 . |
| 10 | ‘ I lived here for three years , if you want to be precise . ’ |
| 11 | Lectures often began as early as 5 or 6 a.m. in the summer ( 7 a.m. in the winter ) , and sometimes the first lecture went on for three hours , no provision being made for any food before 10 a.m . |
| 12 | This went on for three hours , by which time they 'd attracted a sizeable body of fans into the hotel foyer , much to the consternation of the management who had to call the police to break up the party . |
| 13 | This went on for three hours while the rest of us were preparing for the move to Canjuers . |
| 14 | Yes , this went on , it went on for about er three days , it went on for three days . |
| 15 | They went on for three hours before she fell asleep , exhausted but more relaxed than since her husband died . |
| 16 | And then when the sc , we had a look at the script and we changed it a little bit , and then we all went , they were cutting out words , so we were doing , the first few all three ways , and we 'd look and say , okay , so it was a scrambled mess as we all looked through for three words and ended up with , and I got down on the floor , so we knew where we were . |
| 17 | Just before Christmas I moved jobs , and in the middle of January I went away for three days on a course . |
| 18 | But he went out for three days , never for an hour and a quarter . |
| 19 | But the couple fell out for three years following a very acrimonious split . |
| 20 | Evan 's botanical records , kept meticulously for three decades , were placed immediately at the NCC 's disposal and still underpin its botanical data base . |
| 21 | Boycott and Gooch then batted steadily for three hours before Gooch departed for 83 , after which Gower and Boycott took their team to safety . |
| 22 | Although this lasted only for three monthly issues , it was an early indication of Knowles 's journalistic instincts . |
| 23 | Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support . |
| 24 | If a Maori left his tribe and went to live in another district , either through marriage or otherwise , and he and his descendants remained away for three generations , they would forfeit all rights to the land so abandoned ; their claims would become ahimataotao . |
| 25 | I stayed away for three days , and then I came home . |
| 26 | The Luggnuggians are polite and generous people , and I stayed here for three months . |
| 27 | She stayed there for three years and lost track of her sister during that time . |
| 28 | He claimed his reservation at the Hotel Gul Bejaze , and stayed there for three weeks . |
| 29 | I stayed there for three days , until the snow began to melt , dripping in stealthy drops from my little roof . |
| 30 | Then Edouard took her into his bedroom , and they remained there for three days and three nights . |