Example sentences of "and [prep] three [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 This is one that 's been , I 've had appointment and for three times I 'd had to cancel it .
2 And for three decades we 've given our clients a process for better decision making and problem solving up and down the organization .
3 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 .
4 Their emergency rations ran out and for three days they had just water .
5 From there they moved on into the Cambrian mountains ; and for three days they toiled through the worst storms of the year .
6 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 .
7 Theodora had followed her brief and for three months she had watched and listened .
8 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 .
9 He took lots of notes and after three days he said , ‘ Raymond , I want to give you a check .
10 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 .
11 Keifer Sutherland plays the boyfriend , and after three years he 's still obsessed with the search for his lost love .
12 Keifer Sutherland plays the boyfriend , and after three years he 's still obsessed with the search for his lost love .
13 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 ? ’
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 From then on his rise was rapid and within three years he had become the supreme influence at Edward 's court .
17 Dr McClure began school teaching in 1981 and within three years she became deputy headmistress at Kingswood School , Bath .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 She closed her eyes and in three minutes she was asleep .
22 And in three hours we 'll be home , ’ he said .
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