Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv prt] for three " in BNC.

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1 The treatment intervals before radiotherapy are given for the patients who were followed up for three months or more while undergoing laser treatment .
2 ‘ I found a flea market in Holborn and was walking around for three hours .
3 In 1921 , for example , the boys section at Bradford Park Avenue was closed down for three months after the referee had been pelted with rubbish , and in the early 1920s the fierce North London rivalries between Arsenal and Spurs flared into open street battles in which some of the more zealous fans were armed with iron bars and knives .
4 ‘ I forgot the hour , ’ he added , and when Fabia , glancing at her watch , saw that , incredibly , it was getting on for three , she realised that when Ven was working it must be that he did n't give thought to food .
5 When this happened the traffic was held up for three of four days whilst the track was repaired .
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