Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [prep] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His nearest agnates are at three removes from him : they are the son of his brother and the daughter of another brother or sister , the granddaughter who is the beneficiary of the trust . |
| 2 | The façades are in three stages in black and white marble , surmounted by a low roof and lantern . |
| 3 | The new unit specification for all SCOTVEC units is in three sections : |
| 4 | We have seen that the main differences between consonants are of three types : |
| 5 | ‘ The qualifying trials are in three weeks ’ time — the day after my wretched exams , would you believe ? |
| 6 | Mice were between three weeks and three months old . |
| 7 | These plate margins are of three types : ( 1 ) divergent , where crustal material moves apart , under the oceans by a process known as sea-floor spreading ; ( 2 ) convergent , where one plate plunges down into the underlying mantle ( also known as subduction zones ) ; ( 3 ) transform faults , where one plate slides laterally with respect to its neighbour , crust being here neither created ( 1 ) nor destroyed ( 2 ) ( Fig. 18.1 ) . |
| 8 | These brick buildings are on three storeys , the first two being unexceptional Victorian terraced houses arranged round a courtyard , but the floor above them has the characteristic long windows of textile workshops . |
| 9 | Mixed-motive officials are of three types : ( a ) zealots — they are especially obsessive about particular pet policies even though no one else may share their enthusiasm and although it may be detrimental to the organisation as a whole ; ( b ) advocates — concerned with getting things done and loyal to a broader set of policies ; ( c ) statesmen — concerned with the good of the state or society as a whole . |
| 10 | We visited this and were told that the timber buildings were of three periods , of course . |
| 11 | Because of an appalling clash of dates , the fixtures are within three days of each other and to make matters worse , Dundalk is scheduled for Thursday . |
| 12 | Neurones are of three kinds : in sensory neurones the dendrites make contact with a sensory cell , such as a hair cell in the ear or a light-sensitive cell in the retina ; in motor neurones , the axons make contact with a muscle fibre ; finally , most neurones in the brain make contact only with other neurones . |
| 13 | Apart from their own House and the alms-houses in Nether Oldfield , their arms were on three pubs , their monuments in two churches , the one surviving primary school was on their land . |
| 14 | Three birdie putts were from three feet and one from only a foot . |
| 15 | These sheets are in three sections and I 'm now about two-thirds of the way through the first one . ’ |