Example sentences of "three [prep] [art] four [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ray Darby telephoned to say that three of the four typing samples had been ruled out immediately but the fourth had looked promising although not identical with the death threat . |
| 2 | The document says that three of the four Government proposals for new councils would cost between £500 and £1,400 to introduce over a five-year period . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Three of the four opposition seats went to the Singapore Democratic Party ( SDP ) and one to the Workers ' Party . |
| 5 | DNA typing showed the same or a similar strain to be present in at least two family members in three of the four family groups . |