Example sentences of "three [noun pl] before [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the three decades before the First World War , the great house appears more and more often as a picture , with a dream-like , self-sufficient existence of its own . |
| 2 | Italy , Russia , and Austria lagged further behind , their major period of industrialization being concentrated in the last three decades before the First World War . |
| 3 | ( 5 ) In the case of an application for the grant or provisional grant of a new licence , the applicant shall , not later than three weeks before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered , give notice in writing of the application to every occupier of premises situated in the same building as the premises to which the application relates . |
| 4 | ( 1 ) The clerk of a licensing board shall , in accordance with the provisions of this section , not later than three weeks before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the applications are to be considered , cause to be published in one or more newspapers circulating in the area of the board a list of all competent applications made to the board for the grant , including the provisional grant , of a new licence ; the regular extension of permitted hours . |
| 5 | The advertisement is to be made at least three weeks before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the applications are to be considered ( subs . |