Example sentences of "[adv] three of [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has agreed that , because of international players ' commitments , only three of the eight ties will be played on that date , with the others in the following four weeks . |
| 2 | On the contrary , only three of the 10 patients without ascites had an hepatic venous pressure gradient above 12 mm Hg ( p<0.02 ) . |
| 3 | Progression of the gastrinoma was found in only three of the five patients . |
| 4 | Moreover , we have included only three of the four sections of our " checklist " presented in section 3.1 ( p75–80 ) . |
| 5 | With weather conditions on the appointed day predicted to be very severe — including gales likely to cause structural damage to buildings — only three of the six teams managed to participate . |
| 6 | In only three of the 16 patients did the gastric and oesophageal findings disagree . |
| 7 | The Minister will be aware that , with the exception of the MOD vessel , only three of the 11 ships now on order at Harland and Wolff are United Kingdom registered and owned . |
| 8 | Maturities vary but they tend to be longer than those for conventional stocks ; only three of the 13 stocks outstanding at end-September , 1991 had maturity dates before the end of the century and several still had terms to maturity in excess of 20 years . |
| 9 | Only three of the 13 Democrats originally pledged to vote for Thomas changed sides in the final Senate vote as a result of Hill 's charges , but 11 others ( eight of them representing Southern states in which they depended heavily on black support ) joined with all but two of the Republicans to confirm him by a slim majority . |
| 10 | Only three of the eleven members were peasants . |
| 11 | Only three of the twenty-six hands at the Sheffield works ( commissioned c . |
| 12 | Only three of the 20 homes in his street had escaped the burglars and the wreckers . |
| 13 | The PAN disputed the results after being awarded only three of the 20 seats in the Sinaloa Chamber of Deputies , and accused electoral officials of failing to recognize the victory of its candidate for mayor in Mazatlán . |
| 14 | Only three of the 87 academics promoted to the posts of professor or reader since 1990 have been women . |
| 15 | They won only three of the 15 races although they held their own until just past the halfway stage . |
| 16 | The Seychelles fody is also a very rare bird , being confined to only three of the smaller islands in the Seychelles group . |
| 17 | And though the new government came to power threatening to precipitate a European crisis over a detested farm deal that had been negotiated between America and the EC , only three of the 29 ministers of the new government are anti-Maastricht . |
| 18 | Equitable Life , Royal Life and Save & Prosper are just three of the major companies with school fee plans . |
| 19 | It is possible to dial a number and , within seconds , to he speaking to a business acquaintance or friend in Saudi Arabia , the USA or Australia , to name just three of the many countries it is possible to dial direct . |
| 20 | Local teams confirmed their strength by notching up three of the four titles , with Lismore romping to a 38–9 win in the intermediate decider and Loreto , Omagh , retaining their crown with a 21–14 win over St Michaels . |
| 21 | What was very noticeable about three of the four survivors and about Jean Henderson as recalled by her daughter , was immense enthusiasm for the work . |
| 22 | In at least three of the four cases it is the notion of ‘ gender role ’ that ultimately underpins the explanation . |
| 23 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 24 | Unexpectedly three of the seven items are of Mozart-an early little sonata which he magicks into the status of masterpiece , as well as the late B minor Adagio and Rondo in D. The best-known of Schubert 's Moments Musicaux , the little F minor , is given a chirpily personal reading , before he tackles three Liszt pieces , the Fantasy based on Schubert 's Serenade as well as the Valses-Caprices nos 6 and 7 . |
| 25 | The situation grew worse after the arrest of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu in 1953 followed by the famous Montagu case which ended in 1954 when three of the five men convicted were sent to prison , two being allowed to go free as a reward for turning Queen 's evidence against the other three . |
| 26 | The latest argument is about the beast where three of the main characters each believe different things about he beast . |