Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [art] three [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The TAFs are updated every three hours on a routine basis .
2 The media selection guide biannual and the PR Planner produces provisional bulletins which are issued every three weeks and complete revision supplements every six weeks .
3 The Congress comprises the Senate , which has 66 members elected every six years ( two from each state and two from the Federal District ) , and the Federal Chamber of Deputies , whose 400 members are elected every three years , 300 by majority vote in single-member constituencies and 100 by proportional representation from minority parties ' lists .
4 The country is governed by a Council of Ministers , led by a Prime Minister , which is appointed by the President and is responsible to the bicameral Parliament , the highest legislative body which comprises a 319-member Senate ( upper house ) , one-third of whose seats are renewed every three years in indirect elections , and a 577-seat National Assembly ( lower house ) , elected for a five-year term by universal suffrage .
5 The country is governed by a Council of Ministers , led by a Prime Minister appointed by the President and responsible to the bicameral parliament , France 's highest legislative body , comprising a 321-member Senate ( upper house ) , a third of whose seats are renewed every three years in indirect elections , and a 577-seat National Assembly ( lower house ) , elected for a five-year term by universal suffrage .
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