Example sentences of "[noun pl] take three [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In one spell in the last session the Sri Lankans took three wickets for eight runs . |
| 2 | The tables took three hours to set . |
| 3 | On the other hand cash has to be counted and creates a security problem , and cheques take three days to clear , but credit cards are convenient for both retailer and customer . |
| 4 | During the run up to the 1911 strike Wilson had been advised by his doctors to take three months rest but had been determined to " remain on the bridge and direct the fight " . |
| 5 | Students take three options ( from eight ) . |
| 6 | In the third year , students take three units in Musical History and Compositional Techniques and Analysis , concentrating on late 19th and 20th-century music . |
| 7 | In Years I and II , students take three units introducing them to political and socio-economic aspects of the countries of the EC and they also consider the mass media in Europe . |
| 8 | In the first year of the course , students take three units of study in Irish language and literature , one in Irish History , and two in Irish/Anglo-Irish Literature ( one of which is the Irish Oral Tradition ) . |
| 9 | In the first year students take three units on the theory and practice of modern theatre ( these units in effect constitute one production unit ) supported by two other units on the tradition of the Illusory and the Non-Illusory Theatre . |
| 10 | Major students take four units of Asian Studies in each of their second and third years , joint students take three units , and minor students two . |
| 11 | Students take three subjects in the first year and in subsequent years continue with two of these subjects either as joint or major/minor options for the honours degree . |
| 12 | The smuggled letters take three days ' journey to Rabat from the prison : some never arrive . |