Example sentences of "[prep] the first three [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technology classes were ‘ acceptable ’ for the first three years in primary school . |
| 2 | Table 4 supports the primacy effect as recall is significantly greater for the first three words in the list . |
| 3 | The mean values were considerably increased above the corresponding reference intervals during the first three days in the intensive care unit . |
| 4 | ‘ My mum is a bit upset , ’ says Zara , ‘ but we had a lovely letter from Mr Evans saying that he would pay for me to return home at any time during the first three months in England , which we were very grateful for . ’ |
| 5 | It can be seen that there is an initial 20% mortality during the first three months in those randomised to surgery , with virtually no further deaths occurring during the next 24 months . |
| 6 | The Whitemoor pit was one of the first three mines in Britain to reach a production figure of one million tonnes per year . |
| 7 | It is the dorsal ganglionic centre of the head ; its nerve-cells are almost entirely association neurons and it is formed by the coalescence of the first three neuromeres in the embryo . |
| 8 | 11.1 Addition of the first three terms in the Fourier harmonic series representation of a square wave . |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland General Hospital was one of the first three units in the district to achieve its target and Erika Wallis , chairman of South West Durham Health Authority , paid tribute to consultants , nurses and staff for their ‘ commitment and hard work ’ . |
| 10 | On 26 March the junta decided that the invasion would take place on one of the first three days in April . |
| 11 | So far , Scotland have taken only two points from the first three games in Group I. |
| 12 | Again the Inspector is seeking to assess the portion applicable to the first three months in the year to 31 March 1991 . |