Example sentences of "three [noun pl] ' [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three winners ' works will be hung on the apparently dreary corridors of the BBC Television Centre . |
| 2 | As cogs in the Soviet military machine , the three countries ' armies used to sit mainly near their western borders . |
| 3 | Forty years later William Hutton , who had once himself been a framework knitter , wrote that manufactures tended to decay when " plenty preponderates " , for a man who could support his family on three days ' labour would not work six . |
| 4 | Basically , however , secure tenants of three years ' standing can buy their houses at discounts ranging from 33 per cent of market price to a maximum of 50 per cent . |
| 5 | The three teams ' fixtures would be rescheduled for Sunday , May 9 , with the same kick-off time so there was no advantage to be gained . |
| 6 | The remaining three terms ' grant can be reinstated at whichever point the student reaches the target resulting , again , in some students graduating at Christmas or Easter after their originally expected date of completion . |