Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at three [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The commando parties were to come ashore at three points : over the bows of Campbeltown ; on the Old Entrance quays ; and on the Old Mole .
2 Faces blackened with grease paint , a cosmetic replaced in later years by burnt cork or mud daubs , the men crouched on the boat 's decks , going inshore at three points .
3 After the engine turned up at Three Bridges a BR spokesman — skilled at blaming delays on ‘ leaves on the line ’ — explained that lost trains did ‘ occasionally occur ’ .
4 They took off at three Gs and cars behind had to stand on their noses to make way as the big Ford burned rubber off towards the next junction south and a break in the central barrier .
5 Flashman , who made his fortune touting tickets , insisted yesterday that he was acting only in self defence when he struck out at three photographers , including TODAY 'S Chris Turvey .
6 Under the new plan , 15 wolves are to be released annually at three sites for up to five years , in the hope that they will breed to form a sustainable population .
7 Their recording time works out at three years per album .
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