Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] three " in BNC.
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| 1 | And after Haley came Presley , Little Richard , and Fats Domino , laying a freeway through popular culture that outraged left and right alike , and down which successive generations of youth were to drive for the next three decades . |
| 2 | Fortunately , in-foal mares usually ‘ do ’ well and will not cost more to feed until the last three months . |
| 3 | Goal-poacher John Aldridge registered their 400th international goal to settle any possible nerves after just 14 minutes , and McGrath ducked low to nod in the second three minutes before the break . |
| 4 | LIZ McCOLGAN has agreed a £500,000 deal to run in the next three NutraSweet London marathons . |
| 5 | It has a number of clearly defined aims to pursue over the next three years . |
| 6 | For a £1 ‘ Each Way ’ bet , you stake £2. £1 of this goes on the same horse to win and the other £1 goes on the same horse to finish in the first three or four places , depending on how many runners there are in the race . |
| 7 | Hunt had to finish in the first three to win the title . |
| 8 | He knew the cruelty she was going to witness over the next three months would be agony for her because , for some reason , she trusted animals far more than humans , but , like a nurse looking after animals in a vivisection clinic , he could n't prevent her pain , only alleviate it as much as possible . |
| 9 | Held at Chilworth Manor , near Southampton , and organise by Hampshire Training and Enterprise Council , the one-day event examined the key issues which the industry are likely to face during the next three years . |
| 10 | I realize I 'm sitting tense , as if something 's going to happen in the next three minutes . |
| 11 | They continued to rise in the next three years , and in 1984–5. they were nearly equal to the current rate of increase of the cost of living . |
| 12 | ‘ The demand for our services will continue to rise over the next three years . |