Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] three " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew the cruelty she was going to witness over the next three months would be agony for her because , for some reason , she trusted animals far more than humans , but , like a nurse looking after animals in a vivisection clinic , he could n't prevent her pain , only alleviate it as much as possible . |
| 2 | I realize I 'm sitting tense , as if something 's going to happen in the next three minutes . |
| 3 | LIZ McCOLGAN has agreed a £500,000 deal to run in the next three NutraSweet London marathons . |
| 4 | Hunt had to finish in the first three to win the title . |
| 5 | They continued to rise in the next three years , and in 1984–5. they were nearly equal to the current rate of increase of the cost of living . |
| 6 | ‘ The demand for our services will continue to rise over the next three years . |