Example sentences of "three [prep] [art] four [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , three of the four illustrations on the publicity flyer depicted pedestrianised zones , an indication — presumably — of the soft-mode bias of the manual and of dramatically changed thinking at the DTp . |
| 2 | The US Federal Trade Commission is still trying to put together a case against Microsoft Corp that will win support from its commissioners , US PC Week reports , and will be collecting final depositions this week : the complaint is now expected to be drastically simplified in an effort to make it acceptable to at least three of the four voting commissioners , and the latest depositions are primarily focused on allegations that Microsoft intentionally built incompatibilities into its software so it would n't work well with offerings from competitors — a complaint set off by Novell Inc , which alleged DR DOS would n't work with Windows 3.1 because Microsoft deliberately added incompatible code ; Microsoft said it had ‘ never developed a product to be intentionally incompatible with some other product ’ ; the Commission is also expected to address the manner in which Microsoft disseminates technical information to developers , and the manner in which it has capitalised on operating system monopoly to build applications sales ; if at least three of the four commissioners agree with the complaint , the case will go to administrative court and Microsoft will be sued by the federal government for anti-trust violations , but the company is not expected to be asked to do anything so drastic as sell units . |
| 3 | And it is easy enough to answer the question : ‘ Why bother at all with the B arrangement , which is wasteful of paper , since three of the four versos are left blank ? ’ |
| 4 | Local teams confirmed their strength by notching up three of the four titles , with Lismore romping to a 38–9 win in the intermediate decider and Loreto , Omagh , retaining their crown with a 21–14 win over St Michaels . |
| 5 | Three of the four students not looking for employment and without plans to continue their studies would be travelling overseas for a time before commencing job search . |
| 6 | Three of the four blocks of flats are already occupied and the remaining block will be completed shortly . |
| 7 | It is also interesting that three of the four responses from Jane which overlap with Brenda 's talk in this turn exactly correspond to the points where she switches code . |
| 8 | Only one of the infants with these malformations was delivered by elective caesarean section ( the one with Vater syndrome ) ; three of the four others were not recognised as presenting by the breech until labour was established , which limited the scope for prenatal diagnosis . |
| 9 | One of the longest trials in English criminal history ended on Aug. 28 , after 107 days in court , when three of the four defendants in the so-called Guinness scandal case were given prison sentences at Southwark Crown Court , following their conviction on 28 charges relating to an illegal share support scheme involving more than £15,000,000 of covert payments . |
| 10 | Moreover , we have included only three of the four sections of our " checklist " presented in section 3.1 ( p75–80 ) . |
| 11 | Thus , we suggest that our results provide strong evidence for a common source of infection with H pylori in some members of three of the four families studied . |
| 12 | When , in December , three of the four cardinals denounced Arrese 's proposals to Franco , he decided that the project must be withdrawn . |
| 13 | STEPHEN DUNDAS , the 18-year-old British Amateur champion from Haggs Castle , is to play in three of the four majors this season . |
| 14 | Three of the four studies showed a concomitant improvement in histology . |
| 15 | There were widely held concerns over the funding of the mission , the dispatch of which had been delayed since November 1991 when the leaders of three of the four factions returned to Phnom Penh , the capital . |
| 16 | With regard to their own work , three of the four women said they had been criticised by White feminists for ‘ too much sex ’ or for ‘ collusion in the exploitation of women for the male gaze ’ , a criticism which they all felt was inappropriate and indicative not just of Western ignorance vis-à-vis questions of representation and cultural difference , but also of institutional and political constraints . |
| 17 | While this held true for three of the four firms , it was possible to account for the exceptions in firm C because of the business getting practices of that firm , and in particular its brokerage relationship with the land agent . |
| 18 | Their partnership average of 69 was picked up by three of the four papers ; and the fact that 69 was inferior , among English openers , only to the average of Hobbs and Sutcliffe . |
| 19 | Ireland 's timing was perfect in that they produced such a stunning performance in front of three of the four Lions selectors , Ken Reid , Derek Morgan and Bob Munro . |
| 20 | In spite of his ritual attempt to distance himself from the young man who had written that poem , he knew very well that even his contemporary reputation in large part rested on it : that , and the last three of the Four Quartets , he told Ezra Pound , had been worth writing . |
| 21 | Data collected from files yielded a set of variables for three of the four teams on referrals , initial response ( allocation and assessment ) , services provided , and subsequent developments . |
| 22 | It follows therefore that it is enough for the prosecution if they have proved in these cases the assumption by the [ defendants ] of any of the rights of the owner of the goods in question , that is to say , the supermarket concerned , it being common ground in these cases that the other three of the four elements mentioned in Viscount Dilhorne 's speech in Reg. v. Lawrence had been fully established . |
| 23 | In at least three of the four cases it is the notion of ‘ gender role ’ that ultimately underpins the explanation . |
| 24 | In three of the four cases , engraftment was successful , resulting in amelioration of symptoms . |
| 25 | The four singles titles on offer were contested by 15 nations and involved at least one British player in each final — with three of the four crowns going to the home players . |
| 26 | Three of the four employees were formally accused of fraud and forgery , and Fuji admitted to having suffered losses of 27,100 million yen ( about $200 million ) as a result of the scheme which had begun in 1987 . |
| 27 | Reinforced by troops from the sizeable Japanese army in Korea , which crossed into Manchuria without obtaining prior permission from the Japanese government , the Guandong Army had extended its occupation to three of the four provinces of Manchuria by 1932 . |
| 28 | They seemed to have everything in command at Pickie on Saturday , but let the BLI come storming back over the last few ends to win on three of the four rinks . |
| 29 | Ballymoney won this one 103-57 , finishing ahead on three of the four rinks . |
| 30 | Real GDP fell in three of the four quarters in the year to September , with output down 6.4% at an annual rate in the third quarter . |