Example sentences of "[to-vb] three [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | That meant that as well as the cheque she had just written for her first month 's rent on her new accommodation , she would have to find three months ' mortgage from somewhere . |
2 | She is also to serve three years ' probation and do community service at Hale House in Harlem . |
3 | Marilyn L. Harrell , one of the key figures in the HUD scandal , was sentenced on June 22 to three years and 10 months in prison , and ordered to serve three years ' probation and to pay $600,000 in restitution . |
4 | By July 1989 it was estimated that the country possessed foreign exchange sufficient only to cover three weeks ' worth of imports . |
5 | Foreign currency reserves had plunged to some US$2,300 million in early March , barely enough to cover three weeks ' imports . |
6 | If any reporters were to be poached from other papers , they would mostly need to give three months ' notice . |
7 | Clients who have only had a mortgage for a year or two , may find they have to pay three months ' penalty interest in any event . |