Example sentences of "three [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the average household size remained between four and five throughout this period and only fell to three during the twentieth century ( Laslett , 1972b ; Wall , 1972 ) . |
| 2 | Remember to always use simplicity in design and plant boldly in groups of two or three for a strong impact . |
| 3 | Seventeen ninety three for the great fire of London . |
| 4 | The UNC had the support of six members of the House of Representatives compared with three for the official opposition PNM . |
| 5 | ROUTES Five routes two for the Lackenby to Picton section and three for the southern section were put forward by the NGC . |
| 6 | Would I be fit to cover World War Three for the Daily Post if it broke out right now ? ’ |
| 7 | The under-16 team recently picked up an award as the most sporting girls ' rugby team and have completed a very successful season ; eight girls have been selected for the Lancashire under-18 team and three for the under-13 team . |
| 8 | Heart — Collect three for an extra life . |
| 9 | This led , however , to a drastic reduction in the scope of its subject matter and fostered the gender-coded distinction discussed in chapter three between the public sphere of events and discoveries presented as factual statements on the one hand , and on the other hand the inner world of psycho-social dramas presented as narrative fiction . |
| 10 | The top three after the final counting event — the Dalmahoy Open next month — will be automatic selections for Scotland 's team for the European championships in France in May . |
| 11 | Standard Life , Norwich Union and Friends Provident forged ‘ tied ’ links with , respectively , the Halifax , Leeds Permanent and Abbey National , three of the largest building societies in the country . |
| 12 | A person can be detained in hospital for treatment on health grounds under section three of the Mental Health Act . |
| 13 | Of the included studies , three of the five community trials plus two of the three measles trials reported cause specific mortality . |
| 14 | Three of the six theatre companies selected to take part in this year 's festival come from Northern Ireland . |
| 15 | Hough had discovered the chemistry of sucralose by selectively replacing three of the six hydroxyl ions in the natural sugar molecule ( sucrose ) with three chlorine atoms . |
| 16 | Three of the six lymph nodes affected by sarcoid and four out of nine of the lung specimens affected by sarcoid were positive for both M tuberculosis complex specific DNA and the sequence from the 65 kilodalton gene . |
| 17 | One channel was seen in three of the six cell attached patches and in six of 14 inside out patches , while two or three channels were active simultaneously in the other patches . |
| 18 | Five of the 10 fundholding practices and three of the six control practices had a proportion of their patients in rural areas . |
| 19 | A guide that covers three of the Soviet Union 's largest cities , packed with maps , colour illustrations and information on the history , architecture and key sites of these glorious cities . |
| 20 | Ultimately , Gould was to name 25 of Darwin 's 26 Galapagos land birds as new and endemic ; and three of the 11 water birds , usually expected to have a far wider geographical distribution , as belonging exclusively to the Galapagos . |
| 21 | In April , I was taken on a tour of three of the modern French resorts : Les Arcs , Valmorel and Les Menuires . |
| 22 | Part-time workers — two out of three of the female workforce — are excluded from maternity leave altogether . |
| 23 | There are two levels of the first factor ( high and low ) and three of the second factor ( high , medium and low ) . |
| 24 | Three of the tall wine glasses . |
| 25 | Hong Kong is administered by a British-appointed Governor ( currently Sir David Wilson ) who presides over an Executive Council ( with four ex-officio members and 10 nominated members ) and a Legislative Council ( Legco ) consisting of three of the ex-officio Executive Council members , seven other ex-officio members , 20 appointed members and 26 elected members ( 12 chosen by an electoral college and 14 by " functional constituencies " ) . |
| 26 | Hong Kong is administered by a UK-appointed Governor representing the UK sovereign , who presides over an Executive Council ( with four ex-officio members and 10 nominated members ) and a Legislative Council ( Legco ) consisting of three of the ex-officio Executive Council members , seven other ex-officio members , 20 appointed members and 26 elected members ( 12 chosen by an electoral college and 14 by " functional constituencies " ) . |
| 27 | Ray Darby telephoned to say that three of the four typing samples had been ruled out immediately but the fourth had looked promising although not identical with the death threat . |
| 28 | The document says that three of the four Government proposals for new councils would cost between £500 and £1,400 to introduce over a five-year period . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Three of the four opposition seats went to the Singapore Democratic Party ( SDP ) and one to the Workers ' Party . |