Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] [prep] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two . |
| 2 | Two forms of design right are proposed , one subject to registration , the other right being unregistered but only lasting for three years . |
| 3 | We are expecting him back on Monday — but if he 's only staying for three days it 's a pointless exercise . |
| 4 | You could see that the pain of standing was more than it could bear , and it struggled to be allowed to collapse again but the owners made it walk : led it away stumbling on three legs with the fourth jutting out sideways . |
| 5 | Fair value , which drops to 22 on Monday , is the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now but not paying for three months , taking into account both dividend payments and interest costs . |
| 6 | Hope he 's not coming for three weeks |
| 7 | With a pair of knitting needles you can make the joining of three stitches together , with a hole on each side , by knitting yarn round needle , yarn round needle , thus starting with three stitches and ending with three stitches . |
| 8 | It 's fucking got ta be straight like that , I , I , I do n't fucking taking off three points for a . |
| 9 | A sign at our local church is in oak , with gold lettering , but the latter is already fading after three years . |
| 10 | Well you 're not working for three days , you 've got three days off ! |
| 11 | This court , usually consisting of three members , increases to five members if the sentence imposes death or mutilation . |
| 12 | Nematode eggs differ greatly in size and shape , and the shell is of variable thickness usually consisting of three layers . |
| 13 | United ended up losing by three goals to two . |
| 14 | In the West Midlands , the evidence of the Worcester court rolls suggests a prevalence of timber-framed buildings , most often consisting of three bays , although some were larger , and it is possible that the smaller houses were less well recorded . |
| 15 | But she has been able to provide brief descriptions and detectives are now looking for three youths . |
| 16 | Hywel Carey Jones , a former newspaper editor , of Station Road , Trevor , Llangollen , was an active lay preacher for 60 years , often fitting in three engagements at different churches on the same Sunday . |
| 17 | And that appeal is really calling for three objectives : first that all member states of the United Nations do all in their power to curb Khmer Rouge military aggression and the terrorizing of civilians , secondly that the British government should take the initiative in urging member states and the appropriate U N agencies to give essential development and reconstruction aid for Cambodia and thirdly that the British government should do all within it 's power to help secure the safety of the hundred thousand Cambodian refugees in Khmer Rouge camps in Thailand , by calling for their transfer to neutral camps under U N supervision . |
| 18 | This is more complicated because one is now dealing with three dimensions , and the reader is again referred to other sources for the theory . |
| 19 | Cells were detached from flasks by first washing three times with Ca 2 + - and Mg 2 + -free phosphate buffered saline and then incubating for three minutes at 37°C with the same phosphate buffered saline to which 0.02% ( w/v ) EDTA had been added . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've played Tony five times now and he 's just ahead leading by three wins to two . |
| 21 | James — who passed all eight of his GCSE exams — is currently studying for three A-levels . |