Example sentences of "[prep] [art] three [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | A small table might be set out for the three bears ' breakfast with three sizes of chair , bowl and so on , together with three sizes of bear for the children to play with . |
| 2 | So how much money will you get for the three days ' work you 've done ? |
| 3 | Ronnie Cairns , Head of Standards at Scottish Enterprise , had this to say about the three organisations ' joint commitment to quality : |
| 4 | With the exception of the three islands ' authorities in Scotland , the system of local government in Britain following reorganisation in the 1970s consisted of a two-tier system . |
| 5 | Finally , Ebussu'ud Efendi also stipulated the number of students to whom each entitled office-holder in the learned profession might grant and though the numbers which he fixed are not reported , figures have been given above which comprise a partial list for the of 959 and 963 , while Ata'i gives another partial list for the of 973 , in which the kazaskers were each permitted to invest ten students as " the kadis of the three cities ' i.e. those of Istanbul , Edirne and Bursa ) five each , and " the other kadis of the throne " a term of uncertain application , but almost certainly comprising at least the other kadis mentioned in the decree of 963 ) three each : the figures for the kazaskers at least , and probably the others as well , applied down to Ata'i 's own day . |
| 6 | The fragmentation of memory and self is represented through a naming of the three selves ' Sylvia constructed : the child self , ’ The Child Who Knows had to be kept apart from both the adolescent self , and the adult self . |
| 7 | ‘ The lasagne 's fine , ’ she murmured as she played for time and thought of the three months ' mortgage she had to find and how impossible she would find it to pay one months ' mortgage , let alone three , if she did n't have a job . |
| 8 | His version of the Three Degrees ' ‘ When Will I See You Again ? ’ is wonderful ; affectionate , warm and direct . |
| 9 | At last , came the joyful day when the holes were carefully bored into the three Scouts ' dorsal flesh in the Apothacarion , and through their subcutaneous carapaces which were now fully fledged … |
| 10 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 11 | Citing disruption in the three republics ' trade with other former Soviet republics , shortages of energy and raw materials , and inflationary problems , the studies predicted sharp falls in output . |
| 12 | Where the procession has been banned , the penalty for the inciter is slightly higher , a level four fine in addition to the three months ' imprisonment . |
| 13 | British-born Russell won by scores of 118-110 , 120-107 and 117-110 on the three judges ' cards after fighting from close quarters to negate Murphy 's height and reach advantages . |
| 14 | It is common ground that there was no ‘ good cause ’ within the meaning of section 34 ; the university was relying on the three months ' notice term contained in the letter of appointment coupled with the provision in section 34(3) that Mr. Page 's tenure was to be subject to the terms of the appointment . |
| 15 | are on three months ' placement with , on a three months ' placement with the Authority until the middle of September as part of a six months ' training programme organised by the South African Advanced Educational Project . |