Example sentences of "[be] [adv] three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since they won their independence from the Ottoman empire 170 years ago , there have been only three times when Greeks could justifiably feel the world was smiling on them . |
| 2 | There have been only three studies of the distribution of returns for index futures . |
| 3 | Luke Alderton had been only three years old when Bart dumped his mother for Grace and his first memories were of tears and endless shouting . |
| 4 | A survey of earnings in the tax year 1976–1977 made by the Bar for the purpose of its evidence to the Royal Commission on Legal Services showed that the net fees of junior barristers ( before provision for pension , sickness insurance , indemnity insurance and national insurance contributions ) averaged £7,319 , but for barristers who had been only three years or less in practice were only £2,769 . |
| 5 | There are basically three reasons for this prediction . |
| 6 | And there are basically three ways of doing it . |
| 7 | There are basically three kinds of sediment involved ( figure 7.2 ) : ( i ) cross-bedded yellow and buff sands ; ( ii ) laminated beds of alternating layers of clay ( or lignite ) and sand ; and ( iii ) glauconitic or sandy clays with marine fossils . |
| 8 | There are basically three methods of recovering geothermal energy . |
| 9 | As far as we are concerned , there are basically three types of music a producer can use in a production : commissioned , commercial or production/library music , commissioned music being an original piece written specifically for the producer by the composer . |
| 10 | There are basically three types of network cable : thick Ethernet , thin Ethernet and twisted pair . |
| 11 | There are basically three types , at least so far as desktop publishers are concerned ; Bit maps , photographs and object oriented graphics . |
| 12 | There are basically three types of lighting : general ( or background ) lighting , task lighting , and atmospheric lighting . |
| 13 | There are only three cases which I need to look at in detail , Reg. v. Lawrence [ 1972 ] A.C. 626 , Reg. v. Morris [ 1984 ] A.C. 320 and Dobson v. General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Plc . |
| 14 | In the entire three hundred feet of stairway there are only three windows . |
| 15 | Unfortunately there are only three positions , so adjustability is limited , especially if you are tall or short . |
| 16 | After 10 days of development within the egg , the forelimb of the chick — the wing — has a pattern very similar to that of the human arm , except that there are only three fingers . |
| 17 | ‘ Really , there are only three options — to let the company wither and die , to find a successor , or to go for a flotation . |
| 18 | Relations of surplus extraction , population growth and the relevant characteristics of the environment are only three sets of variables amongst many others . |
| 19 | Incidentally electric blankets are only three amp . |
| 20 | Sunderland 's achievement in reaching the FA Cup final last year is motivating Newcastle , and McDermott said : ‘ We are only three games from Wembley and there is no reason why we too ca n't go all the way . ’ |
| 21 | Asked if there are more flowers or more roses , four-year-olds will typically say that there are more roses , for there are only three daffodils . |
| 22 | I might add that this is not an attempt to get publicity as there are only three NME readers in this town — and we all play in the same band ! |
| 23 | From this and from the particle 's measured lifetime , physicists at CERN have deduced that there are only three families of fundamental particles . |
| 24 | There are only three reasons for the Bill . |
| 25 | Notice that there are only three colour pots , BLUE , RED and YELLOW . |
| 26 | ‘ There are only three McCloys in this district , ’ Burden said on the following morning . |
| 27 | Airdrie 's league status is now threatened by relegation and Falkirk could make matters worse for the club if they take anything off St Johnstone tonight and move closer to the third bottom team , Motherwell , who are only three points above them . |
| 28 | He will take nothing for granted against a Swansea side who are only three points off the top of the table . |
| 29 | Now Wolves are only three points behind Derby now ! |
| 30 | On the cost side , apart from the redundancies I mentioned , well including the redundancies I mentioned er , the non volume related costs are only three percent ahead of the previous year . |