Example sentences of "[vb pp] three [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He never slept much before combat ; that was why he had caught three hours ' rest during the afternoon .
2 A chases B. When B is caught , s/he freezes , eyes closed , counts to 5 , then chases A. The game continues for as long as you want — or to a pre-set time limit , or when somebody is caught three times , for example .
3 He pointed out that the army version of the shooting prompted the questions : Why , if the army believed that it had caught three terrorists , did it let all of them escape ?
4 A WOMAN aged 63 underwent plastic surgery yesterday after her face was slashed three times in an apparently motiveless attack .
5 A man who had a vital operation cancelled three times has finally had his surgery …
6 This was cancelled three times because of her worsening state .
7 THE BRILLIANT CORNERS have added three dates to their tour , at Birmingham St Annes Centre on November 15 , Bath Pavilion ( with The Moonflowers ) 22 and Harrogate ( venue tbc ) 29 .
8 THE BRILLIANT CORNERS have added three dates to their tour , at Birmingham St Annes Centre on November 15 , Bath Pavilion ( with The Moonflowers ) 22 and Harrogate ( venue tbc ) 29 .
9 By half-time Richmond were sure of the victory they needed to clinch promotion , and Livesey had added three conversions and two penalty goals .
10 And the column has come three times , each time in the late afternoon .
11 ‘ We 've come three weeks early so that we can get in plenty of training , plus the three warm-up games .
12 I 'd dropped three stitches .
13 His 34 , though , was the best score of the day ( and he was dropped three times , at 17 , 19 and 25 ) as India declined to 135 for 5 ( Tendulkar 31 , nightwatchman Ruju 1 ) by the close , with the fiery Hughes taking three wickets .
14 Earlier former Wales international David Jones rolled back the years with a top score 61 , riding his luck after being dropped three times .
15 Unless she 's took three quarters of turkey back .
16 If there is rivalry between the firms it is forgotten three times a year when Stuart Johnstone , of Smiths , organises a get together of Glasgow booksellers and reps .
17 It 's had the handle repaired three times .
18 So far we have considered three ways of sampling directly from a given population , but it may be thought that this direct method has dangers attached .
19 His problems were solved three years later when he was again headhunted , this time to join TI .
20 erm But erm hopefully we 'll be taking three coach loads down erm we 've booked three coaches and erm a lot of cars and a lot of supporters , not only from the club but erm from around the county .
21 See the minister , priest or rabbi to book the big day ( register office weddings can only be booked three months in advance )
22 Israeli warplanes have attacked three sites in eastern Lebanon to avenge a bomb attack on soldiers for which the pro-Iranian Hezbollah has claimed responsibility .
23 So by the end of the day you 's probably earned three shillings on the local market .
24 During the early part of World War Two , the Air Ministry had targeted three areas which required special attention .
25 Annabel has already telephoned three times , but I 've asked her not to call again , in case she disturbs a treatment .
26 Altogether the beach group occupied three tables close to Rain and Oliver .
27 They had occupied three weeks of my life and the whole of my workshop , but here they seemed very small .
28 And they may be torn three ways , between the practical direction they are getting in the school , the advice they are being given in college and by their teaching practice tutor , and their own developing sense of the kind of teacher they would or would not like to become .
29 These included three coats of white priming , four coats of filling up , and one coat of red staining ; three coats of lead , one coat of Kremnitz white , one coat of enamel and three coats of varnish on the white panels and on the chocolate body , two coats of lead , one coat of brown , one coat of lake ( carmine , a very expensive colour ) , one coat of enamel and three coats of varnish .
30 I have therefore included three books on the ‘ physical ’ interface and three on the ‘ systems ’ interface .
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