Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] for three " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police said they were looking for three young men in connection with the raid on Wednesday night . |
| 2 | I mean we 'll be back to the scenario that we were fighting for three years ago . |
| 3 | I thought he was going for three weeks . |
| 4 | SUPPLYKITS was negotiating for three businesses , and Adam was handling all three deals : a direct-mail business , a premium-gift business , and a public-relations business . |
| 5 | At the University , pursuing his hope of becoming an archaeologist ( he may really have meant an antiquarian ) , he was studying for three Honours Degrees . |
| 6 | It was missing for three years , until recovered unharmed from Bothwell Brig in Lanarkshire . |