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'only three years' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to specify a certain length of time that has been mentioned previously or to emphasize the shortness of a particular duration. For example: "She had only three years to complete her degree."
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It was to last only three years.
"We're only three years old," he said.
Chusovitina's son is only three years younger.
McGwire's was only three years old.
We had been married only three years.
But the Travolta revival itself can last only three years.
In 1952 she graduated from college after only three years.
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Make that only three years ago.
Only three years ago, this scene wouldn't have been possible.
Only three years ago, Hollande was in the political wilderness.
The Bologna process was accepted in Kazakhstan only three years ago.
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