Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] for three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later on in my undergraduate career I was lucky enough to be given some teaching by Dr Douglas Ross , consultant in Glasgow , and had personal experience of the efficacy of homoeopathy when he cured the gingivitis ( inflammation of the gums ) which had been plaguing me for three weeks with a homoeopathic preparation of mercury . |
| 2 | On average , says the study , buying a share at its initial offering and holding it for three years yielded a total return ( dividends plus capital growth ) of just 8% . |
| 3 | She has been doing it for three years and expects to be working on it for at least another three . |
| 4 | He 's been doing it for three years now . |
| 5 | I 've been seeing her for three years . ’ |
| 6 | Jailing him for three years , Judge Gerald Butler told Southwark Crown Court : ‘ It is only too obvious what mischief can be caused if passports are obtained and used by people not entitled to them . ’ |