Example sentences of "[noun] the [num ord] three " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some cases the first three years of life are spent in this ward before transfer to a children 's home . ’ |
| 2 | Seventy three percent in the first trimester , in other words the first three months are male . |
| 3 | Sleep patterns m the first three months of life are difficult to categorize and , compared to the remarkable uniformity of adult sleep , show a high degree of idiosyncrasy . |
| 4 | In any event the last three novels juxtapose fathers and sons in an effort to gain access to or leverage upon some further thing . |
| 5 | I did fucking , I did five years of normal paperwork and plus for the last three years I did double as well cos I got kicked out of french , so I was in metal work like , four hours of metal work every week the last three three years and , cos I was like nine times out of ten I was the only bloke there , the er , the er metal work teacher got on really well , he was showing me all sorts of stuff and I never got to do the actual metal work lesson |
| 6 | Accommodation the first three weeks of the period in families ; the rest of the period in an excellent , spacious and beautifully located residence . |
| 7 | Ralph Ellis , Chief Executive , said at the time of the announcement ‘ The market place is exceptionally difficult just now , but we saw very early on that it was tough — in fact the last three months of our financial year were the toughest experience in my business life . |