Example sentences of "three time in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Donegal have n't lost a game in 12 months , while Derry have only lost three times in 27 months , so it should be quite a struggle . |
| 2 | Arsonists strike three times in 11 days |
| 3 | The lysate was mixed with glutathione agarose beads at room temperature for 40 minutes , unbound proteins removed and washed three times in 10 mls lysis buffer . |
| 4 | The paper claimed Johnson had been tested three times in six days in mid-January , and that at least one of the tests was positive for abnormally high testosterone levels . |
| 5 | It was a bitter blow for Allcock , Britain 's outstanding bowler in the past decade , for he has now reached this final three times in four years , only to finish runner-up in each . |
| 6 | and he will be in the stands for five matches , including the London derbies with Chelsea and Crystal Palace.Kinnear , guilty of swearing at officials three times in nine months , said : ‘ I must learn to bite my lip . |
| 7 | Whilst exports to the dollar area rose by three times in current terms between 1947 and 1951 , as a share of total exports the increase ( from 11.5 to 14.5 per cent ) was only marginal . |
| 8 | Barcelona looked safe at 2-0 up after 31 minutes but the Russians scored three times in 16 minutes to steal the tie . |
| 9 | I remember him telling one man that had been late three times in fifteen years that it was getting to be a habit : ‘ You 'd better look for your previous employment . ’ |
| 10 | Nevertheless he made a few feints out of sheer exuberance , suggested a turn with his hips , moved at right-angles to his forward path with no loss of speed , changed step three times in successive strides , kicking hard on the last change and accelerating away in the joy of being able to run for ever . |
| 11 | It also should not be forgotten that Hastings has toured New Zealand three times in recent years — for the World Cup in 1987 , with Scotland in 1990 and the World XV last year — an experience which Carling can not match . |
| 12 | Only two matches were played and the Swedish second seed was all at sea in the 32-minute opening set , losing his service three times in five attempts . |
| 13 | We have , in Prestatyn , a facility which is very central and well used , despite the fact that the signs advertising it have been changed three times in five years . ’ |
| 14 | It has been estimated that mild , self managed episodes may occur about twice weekly ; severe episodes without unconsciousness but requiring help from another person twice yearly ; and episodes of unconsciousness three times in 40 years . |
| 15 | But I think conductors would not be the answer because what happens when the driver is smoking as has happened to me three times in three weeks . |
| 16 | Lynch successfully defended the world flyweight title three times in three years against worthy contenders , an achievement unsurpassed by British boxers before . |
| 17 | Yesterday Norman Lamont changed his policy three times in ten hours , putting up interest rates , putting them up again , changing his mind , perhaps , about the second increase and finally deciding to leave the ERM , effectively paving the way for devaluing the pound . |
| 18 | Bilbo 's ‘ Old Walking Song ’ , for instance , is repeated three times in different versions . |
| 19 | Those people checked by officers on patrol ‘ more than three times in 28 days are made suspected persons , ’ according to internal Suffolk documents . |
| 20 | Three times in twenty-four hours MacDonald tried to resign and three times the King dissuaded him . |
| 21 | In the Littlewoods Cup , Scarborough , two goals down to Chelsea , score three times in seven minutes to go through 4-3 on aggregate . |