Example sentences of "three [prep] [art] [adj] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished on the rostrum in three of the first four GPs ( ignition failure put him out of the fourth ) and he beat John Kocinski in stunning style to win the fifth GP of the season at the Nurburgring . |
| 2 | I have read three of the first four issues and find it thoroughly enjoyable with lots of practical help and practical help is what I require . |
| 3 | Three of the first five runs showed ratios between 1.5 and 2 , implying excess neutrons of between 50 and 100 per cent . |
| 4 | Briefly , the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was based on the presence of at least three of the following four criteria : a typical history of diarrhoea ; stools containing blood and pus , or both , for more than one week or in repeated episodes ; a typical sigmoidoscopic appearance , with granulated friable mucosa or ulcerations , or both ; histological or cytological signs of inflammation ; and radiological or colonoscopic signs of ulcerations with or without spiculation or granulation of the inner surface of the colon proximal to the rectum . |
| 5 | Coursework is directed towards the dissertation and is normally assessed by four essays on two or three of the following four areas : the beginnings of Christianity ; contemporary New Testament theology ; historical , philosophical and philological questions relating to the language and text of the New Testament ; the New Testament as literature . |
| 6 | Such tables show NEC , Hitachi and Toshiba occupying three of the top five slots from 1985 , and Japanese companies occupying six of the top ten world chip league places in 1987 and 1988 . |
| 7 | Remarkably , three of the top five gates were in the Second Division — at Halifax , Hull KR and Ryedale York , where 5,000 watched the inaugural game at the club 's swish new stadium in the suburbs . |
| 8 | The Smiths won best group , top songwriters , fourth and twelfth best LPs , three of the top twenty singles and Marr was top instrumentalist with Morrissey taking second best dressed person , fourth most wonderful human being and an appropriate placing in the ‘ creep of the year ’ award . |
| 9 | Played in three of the last four games in fact . |
| 10 | Clough , leading scorer at Forest for three of the last four seasons , has been wanted by a number of top clubs since his dad brought him out of local Sunday League football to Forest . |
| 11 | Incidents have been reported in the Caribbean in three of the last four years . |
| 12 | Given that this competition — which Forest have monopolised in the last four years after playing in three of the last four finals , winning two of them — offered Brian Clough 's only route to Europe next year they appeared unusually indifferent . |
| 13 | I required to make three of the last four tricks in the situation shown below , knowing that both opponents also held only Spades and Diamonds at this stage : |
| 14 | Adams benefited from the tailenders ' intention to belt him out of the ground , taking three of the last five wickets for final figures of four for 43 from 21.4 overs . |
| 15 | Three of the last seven concerts of 1985 were described as : ‘ Excellent ’ and one was ‘ Quite good — sold three T-shirts ! ’ |
| 16 | By now he had become a Test cricketer , having played in three of the exciting 1960–61 Tests against West Indies ( and substituted in the field in the tied Test at Brisbane , his first , at Melbourne , being the 500th Test match , and bringing him poignantly what were to remain best batting and bowling performances in an eight-Test career . |
| 17 | Hendry , winner of six titles this season , shrugged off the setback and won three of the next four frames for his first Irish final in three years . |
| 18 | Sir Victor Sassoon , who had waited so long to own a Derby winner , won three of the next seven runnings . |