Example sentences of "three [noun pl] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of each season , the bottom three clubs in the First Division are relegated to the Second Division for the next season . |
| 2 | They arrange crews , sailing one per three beginners for the first week ; for the second week they coach on request . |
| 3 | Large new stations designed to do just that were built in these three cities after the Second World War . |
| 4 | Keeper John Lukic was beaten three times in the second half and they now face a giant task in the second leg of this first round tie . |
| 5 | Stand-in goalkeeper Graham Mitchell was only called into action three times in the second half , but on two of those occasions he was collecting the ball from the net behind him . |
| 6 | Egypt revolted from Persia three times in the fifth century , proving that these Greek and Jewish garrisons were needed . |
| 7 | Against San Marino at Hampden in November 1991 , Scotland scored three times in the first half but then finished up with so many forwards that order went out the window and only one more goal was scored amid the scramble created by having Mo Johnston and Kevin Gallacher supplement John Robertson , McCoist and Gordon Durie . |
| 8 | His crisp jabbing had Gary Newton of Teams instantly on the defensive , and Exley followed up with tremendous hooks that had Newton down three times in the first round before the referee stepped in . |
| 9 | They lost their scrum-half , Adam Brosnan , after three minutes of the first match and their captain , Jonathan Ions , with a broken jaw in the second match plus four more serious injuries and a host of minor injuries . |
| 10 | The Welshman sent Critchley over within three minutes of the second half and was in support to take Tait 's pass and touch down in the 56th minute , with Holliday 's goal setting up an aborbing final quarter . |
| 11 | He was delighted , therefore , to be allowed a free and decisive header from Clarke 's centre three minutes into the second half . |
| 12 | Earlier , the full-back , apparently incensed at being called off just three minutes into the second half , turned away from the bench and sprinted straight down the tunnel . |
| 13 | When Davies converted a penalty three minutes into the second half , Oxford realised that it was time to take matters into their own hands . |
| 14 | They went 2–0 up three minutes into the second half when Phil Gray hit a fierce 20-yard drive that was deflected past keeper Jon Sheffield . |
| 15 | But three minutes into the second half Roberts , who had a first-half header disallowed for off-side , was on the mark to convert a clever build up involving Bull and Paul Birch . |
| 16 | But it was Shearer , three minutes into the second half , who drew blood ; a superb header for his 31st goal of the season . |
| 17 | Three minutes into the second half Gregg had his second penalty and two minutes later gave 'Hinch the lead with his third kick . |
| 18 | It was n't until three minutes into the second half that Mark Brennan forced Everton keeper Neville Southall into his first serious save of the game . |
| 19 | It was n't until three minutes into the second half that Mark Brennan forced Everton keeper |
| 20 | Boosted by that success , Scotland looked for more , and they duly obliged three minutes into the second half when Paul Telfer 's flag-kick was met by Duncan Ferguson 's deadly forehead , the ball speeding past a bemused Tony Mallia . |
| 21 | Liverpool and Brighton had a goal-less first half , but Ian Rush put Liverpool in front three minutes into the second half , and two minutes later the same goal scorer netted number two . |
| 22 | Yes , struggling Coventry City at home to Crystal Palace had a convincing win ; Peak gave them the lead after thirty six minutes , and three minutes into the second half , Kilkline made it two nil . |
| 23 | Plymouth looked to be cruising to victory when striker Dwight Marshall made up for an early miss with two goals in three minutes in the first half of this tie . |
| 24 | Anderton struck twice in three minutes in the first half to stun 20,000 fans allowed in for nothing for a game marking Sunderland 's new status as a city . |
| 25 | Contractile activity increases promptly with food ingestion ( within one to three minutes after the first mouthful of food ) and lasts several hours after ingestion of a meal . |
| 26 | The news for United 's vast following is less euphoric ; a subdued crowd of 26,698 , the backlash to the Derby defeat , saw them fail to add to the three goals of the first leg . |
| 27 | The house was bounded on its Culver Street frontage by Invicta Terrace — a row of thirteen identical dwellings having two rooms and a scullery downstairs and three bedrooms on the first floor , though none of the rooms were of any size . |
| 28 | I know two or three lads of the next generation beyond us who are doing in their twenties rather better than their fathers in their fifties . |
| 29 | Students study three subjects in the first year , after which they may continue with one of these subjects for an honours degree . |
| 30 | Students take three subjects in the first year and in subsequent years continue with two of these subjects either as joint or major/minor options for the honours degree . |