Example sentences of "three [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had all three during the past few months — these and various other unmentionable conditions several of them potentially fatal . |
| 2 | The number of partners fell by three during the year and the number of professional staff by 789 . |
| 3 | In fact , the average household size remained between four and five throughout this period and only fell to three during the twentieth century ( Laslett , 1972b ; Wall , 1972 ) . |
| 4 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |
| 5 | ‘ We saw it go in , ’ said Lyle , ‘ but we could not find it and I had to go back and play three off the tee . ’ |
| 6 | they took three off the site . |
| 7 | Loopy Lil had n't a steady enough hand for spillikins and she could n't count up to more than three for the dominoes but she seemed happy to watch and smile . |
| 8 | The under-16 team recently picked up an award as the most sporting girls ' rugby team and have completed a very successful season ; eight girls have been selected for the Lancashire under-18 team and three for the under-13 team . |
| 9 | Trent held eight of the fresh thousand-dollar bills folded in the back pocket of his jeans ; the original three for the charter augmented by a further five in payment for his agreeing to the rendezvous . |
| 10 | It is divided by an inner wall giving four bays on the northern side for road vehicle building and the other three for the road vehicle paint department . |
| 11 | Seven bookings — four for Millwall and three for the Hammers — reflected the importance both clubs attach to the fixture . |
| 12 | Each night , five men were needed , three for the gates and two to move between them , so the responsibility was heavy . |
| 13 | The adjustment factor was one for the under 65 group and three for the over 65 group . |
| 14 | Three for the tunnel , two to break through the outer door . |
| 15 | It was arranged that Hetty would stay on in the shop for a while , and Sarah would work from ten o'clock until three for the first few weeks . |
| 16 | Would I be fit to cover World War Three for the Daily Post if it broke out right now ? ’ |
| 17 | By any standards the jobs are small , yet people have to make available three sets of plans for the planning department , three for the building control department , three for the Housing Executive and three for the occupational therapists department . |
| 18 | By any standards the jobs are small , yet people have to make available three sets of plans for the planning department , three for the building control department , three for the Housing Executive and three for the occupational therapists department . |
| 19 | By any standards the jobs are small , yet people have to make available three sets of plans for the planning department , three for the building control department , three for the Housing Executive and three for the occupational therapists department . |
| 20 | The UNC had the support of six members of the House of Representatives compared with three for the official opposition PNM . |
| 21 | The watch chimed three for the hour and then three for three-quarters . |
| 22 | However , that does n't have an effect on our er ability to agree a figure of three three for the city itself , in the structure plan , because the work we 've done on the local plan taking into account commitments and suitable allowances for small sites , does indicate to us that a figure of three three is achievable , but would be extremely difficult to exceed , the difference here between the four thousand and the three three does , however , have an impact on our neighbours clearly , and as was mentioned yesterday the City Council does own some some twenty nine hectares of land outside its current boundary , er located in the Ryedale District Council area , that land , some of that land has planning consent , the remainder is allocated in the draft Southern Ryedale local plan and was excluded from the greenbelt , that land it is the City Council 's intention to use to meet its er requirements for affordable housing , could accommodate some seven hundred dwellings , I think it is very important for me to emphasize that that is a very clear commitment of the City Council , and therefore that land in Ryedale would not er in the majority of its case be available for open market use , we would be seeking to use it to meet er affordable housing requirements . |
| 23 | Three for the price of one . |
| 24 | We can group those different purposes into several categories : three for the stroke , two for the dot . |
| 25 | ROUTES Five routes two for the Lackenby to Picton section and three for the southern section were put forward by the NGC . |
| 26 | Well three for the application forms , that 's one oh right , making three . |
| 27 | I gave you three for the bird box , you got ta deliver me a bird box |
| 28 | Seventeen ninety three for the great fire of London . |
| 29 | And it was about this , it looked this big this doll and three and three for the postage and packing . |
| 30 | It is interesting to note that the concept of the five-man sub-unit was reduced to four and even three as the result of operational experience in the desert . |