Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] three [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A RECENT ISSUE OF PHOENIX MAGAZINE APPEARED ON THE NEWS STANDS WITH THREE BLANK PAGES WHERE AN ARTICLE ON THE BACKGROUND TO THE CONTROVERSIAL ACQUISITION OF A SITE IN BALLSBRIDGE BY TELECOM EIREANN , FOR £9.7 MILLION , SHOULD HAVE APPEARED , PHOENIX MAGAZINE IS PRINTED BY SMURFIT WEB PRESS , PART OF THE JEFFERSON SMURFIT GROUP OF WHICH MICHAEL SMURFIT IS CHAIRMAN , AND A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE COMPANY NOT TO PRINT THE ARTICLE AFTER LEGAL ADVICE . |
| 2 | There , where the sea floor suddenly drops to three thousand feet and more , they dive down to about 1400 feet and swim off in a southwest direction . |
| 3 | As in the other chapters , this chapter looks at three broad approaches to explaining the growth of government . |
| 4 | The model of style proposed here is " pluralist " in that it allows for three distinct levels ( semantic , syntactic , graphological ) at which stylistic choices can be made . |
| 5 | Our success in this respect depends on three interlocking elements . |
| 6 | Success depends on three interrelated factors : |
| 7 | ‘ Delay in the conduct of civil proceedings occurs at three main stages , namely : ( i ) before proceedings are commenced ; ( ii ) between the commencement of proceedings and the point where the case is either settled or is ready for trial ; and ( iii ) between readiness for trial and the trial itself . ’ |
| 8 | As soon as the adventurers realise that they ca n't outrun the mist , it coalesces into three cowled figures . |
| 9 | It exists in three enantiotropic forms , u-iron , Y-iron and-iron. |
| 10 | In our example the divisor is divisible by 1000 , which leads to three unchanged digits . |
| 11 | Accordingly , the sentence " I am cutting the meat for mother " can be said in these three different ways : This leads to three different types of clauses according to whether it is the Subject , Object or Benefactor that is the topic . |
| 12 | The advantages to be gained from effective planning and forecasting , and a company willingness to adapt to changing circumstances , stems from three main factors ; as follows : a ) The making of forecasts , and their eventual review , forces managers to think ahead , to look to the future , and to use their experience to provide for it . |
| 13 | Krakow suffers from three major problems : ( i ) the proximity of the giant Nowa Huta steel mill , which emitted 1,000 tons of carbon monoxide into the air every year until 1990 and somewhat less since then because of a fall in production ; ( ii ) its geographical location in a valley which traps polluted air from the Silesian industrial region to the west ; and ( iii ) the burning of untreated coal for domestic heating . |
| 14 | The time limit in Ord. 53 suffers from three major defects : first , the basic limit of three months is too short and may , indeed , be contrary to EC law ; secondly , not even the three months is an entitlement : a case may be struck out for undue delay even if brought within three months ; and thirdly , there is a discretion to extend the time limit on vague grounds , and this creates uncertainty . |
| 15 | Doeringer distinguishes between three major divisions : a pragmatic approach in which theory plays little or no role although , as Eldridge ( 1975 , p. 7 ) has reminded us ‘ the pragmatists in emphasising the need for realistic solutions often carry a good deal of conceptual and theoretical baggage around with them ’ ; secondly , a Marxist approach , stressing class relations and conflict irreconcilability ; and , following Dunlop 's ( 1958 ) seminal work , the highly influential ‘ systems ’ model focusing on the rules of industrial relations and their determinants . |
| 16 | Summala ( 1988 ) distinguishes between three different types of risk frequently referred to in the driving literature . |
| 17 | It consists of three parallel cylinders of spongy tissue enclosed in an outer sheath of elastic skin and all we ask is that it stiffens on demand and performs its time-honoured functions without complaint . |
| 18 | Each lobe consists of three principal zones or tracts of nerve tissues which are connected by a similar number of layers of nerve fibres ( Figs. 62 and 86 ) . |
| 19 | This approach consists of three principal phases ( systems evaluation , compliance testing and tests of detail ) , each of which should be supported by working papers . |
| 20 | The balance mechanism consists of three semi-circular canals , or small loops which are at right angles to each other , a convenient arrangement covering three dimensions . |
| 21 | If we judge the content of Marxism by the writings of Marx , Engels and Lenin it consists of three major elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution ; the first derived from the work of Hegel , the second from the British classical political economy as evidenced in the writings of Ricardo , and the third from the revolutionary tradition of French socialist thinkers such as Gismondi , Proudhon , Fourrier and Saint Simon . |
| 22 | The final MB now consists of three integrated papers : multiple choice questions , slides with short answers , and a paper consisting of patient management problems encompassing all disciplines . |
| 23 | It also implies , rather than re-creates , the past : Christopher Morley 's set consists of three mobile siege-towers with the Romans , in costume terms , veering to black leather , the Volscians to scarlet greatcoats . |
| 24 | The hotel consists of three inter-connecting buildings set against the cliff side . |
| 25 | The first part of the programme consists of three short pieces : Cohan 's clever solo for Bhuller in which he discards his garments , in front of Crickmay blow-up photographs , to Britten 's Six Metamorphoses after Ovid ; Bhuller 's own Interlock , which is quite simply about an interlocked couple to the accompaniment of a sitar ; and a dance by Jonathan Lunn , to Philip Glass music , called Doppelganger which is , as you might guess , about a chap confronted by a woman in identical costume whose stuttery movements gradually blend into his own . |
| 26 | The detailed electronic circuit is shown in Fig. 14 and consists of three basic sections , a power driver for the excitation coil and two identical sense amplifiers . |
| 27 | The project consists of three linked studies : in-depth interviews with 100 members of the general population ; exploratory interviews with 30 solicitors who work in the field of probate ; examination of a sample of 1,000 wills , drawn from a 40 year period . |
| 28 | A solar heating system consists of three main components : the solar panel , a feed-and-expansion cistern ( which must be positioned at the highest point of the system ) and the solar cylinder . |
| 29 | The European region consists of three main groups : Guinness Brewing GB , Grupo Cruzcampo in Spain , and the remainder of Europe , which includes Guinness GmbH in Germany and Guinness Italia Srl in Italy . |
| 30 | The simple to erect system is designed for d-i-y and light trade use , and consists of three main packs ; a Base pack ( £132 ) , Platform pack ( £108 ) , and Extender pack ( £135 ) . |