Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] three [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we we agree that after three weeks we should be should have completed it . |
| 2 | Although in three cases it was recognised that the operation was technically unsatisfactory and early rebleeding was encountered in each case , in the rest there appeared to be no obvious explanation for these surgical failures . |
| 3 | It never occurred to me that within three years I should hate the Italians with an unrelenting hatred . |
| 4 | In her case the disease had progressed rapidly with little instances of remission and her condition had deteriorated so much that within three years she was almost permanently confined to a wheelchair . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If the extremely unlikely event transpires that in three years he has discovered nothing of his partner 's past , then why should he complain ? |
| 7 | This is one that 's been , I 've had appointment and for three times I 'd had to cancel it . |
| 8 | And for three decades we 've given our clients a process for better decision making and problem solving up and down the organization . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Their emergency rations ran out and for three days they had just water . |
| 11 | From there they moved on into the Cambrian mountains ; and for three days they toiled through the worst storms of the year . |
| 12 | So he rowed out to sea in his little boat , and for three days he neither ate nor fished , but let the tides carry him where they would . |
| 13 | Theodora had followed her brief and for three months she had watched and listened . |
| 14 | I intend to start with the Dwarf Angel , and after three months I will put in a very young Regal Tang , which I would keep until it is three inches long . |
| 15 | He took lots of notes and after three days he said , ‘ Raymond , I want to give you a check . |
| 16 | Right , the story 's building up to a sort of crescendo erm the the Sanhedrin was saying he heard him say I will tear down this temple which men have made and after three days I will build one that is not made by men with our hindsight , with our knowledge of what went on . |
| 17 | Keifer Sutherland plays the boyfriend , and after three years he 's still obsessed with the search for his lost love . |
| 18 | Keifer Sutherland plays the boyfriend , and after three years he 's still obsessed with the search for his lost love . |
| 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 | You feel quite confident in interviewing both of them , but as it turns out only one of them has the imagination to emphasise with your ideas and within three weeks he is in situ . |
| 21 | He took office on 2 January 1990 and within three weeks he 'd demanded the right to approve the boards ' choices for school superintendents , a notion which later fell foul of the courts . |
| 22 | From then on his rise was rapid and within three years he had become the supreme influence at Edward 's court . |
| 23 | Dr McClure began school teaching in 1981 and within three years she became deputy headmistress at Kingswood School , Bath . |
| 24 | Susan was initially upset about not being allowed to have a nappy but mother 's persistence and confidence was quickly communicated to Susan and within three days she was happily using the lavatory to pass a motion . |
| 25 | So it was an uphill struggle and within three months we were doing well in shop and I left my job and since then I 'm in Walsall . |
| 26 | Tony Zanetta : ‘ Prior to his tour of the States , David started doing dates in England and within three months he was becoming what seemed like the biggest thing in England . |
| 27 | And if in three years you decided the performance was less than adequate , it would be worth you losing two percent to come out . |
| 28 | She closed her eyes and in three minutes she was asleep . |
| 29 | ‘ And in three hours we 'll be home , ’ he said . |
| 30 | I decided to go for the pills first , but after three months I was still in agony so I went for the laser operation . |