Example sentences of "[subord] three [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all , more than three out of five older women were living in or on the margins of poverty . |
| 2 | Additionally , a presumptive positive result was recorded for any sample if three out of four of the sections examined were positive for the IS 6110 polymerase chain reaction . |
| 3 | I say encourage because three out of four dissatisfied customers simply go away disgruntled — having concluded that it is not worth complaining . |
| 4 | When monkeys were offered hundreds of different kinds of insects , many brightly coloured and many others with dull patterns and colours , only one in five of the bright ones were eaten , while three out of four of the dull ones were eagerly gobbled up . |
| 5 | Hoteliers say that while three out of four secretive romantics still register as Smith , one in six now use the name Major . |
| 6 | As much as three up after 11 holes the Spaniards lost both the 12th and 13th to pars but held themselves together coming down the stretch to win a priceless point . |
| 7 | In many Third World countries as many as three out of five children die before the age of five . |