Example sentences of "during [art] first three [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 And during the first three centuries A.D. , there were certain Mandaean or Johannite sects , especially in the region of the Tigris-Euphrates basin , who honoured John , not Jesus , as their prophet .
2 The suspension during the first three weeks and the possible extended period does not apply to a public takeover or exchange bid , provided this has been notified to the Commission at the same time as it is publicly announced .
3 Consequently , you seem to have experienced a testing period in close personal ties and in joint financial arrangements , and during the first three weeks of April you will come to realise that a day of reckoning or a major upheaval was unavoidable .
4 The suckling pup may also be infected by ingestion of L3 in the milk during the first three weeks of lactation .
5 Her sexuality was supposed to be greatly intensified during the first three days and on the fourth day she was supposed to be the most fertile for conception .
6 we may safely say that nothing so remarkable as the scene of Westminster-Hall during the first three days of this week , had ever been known of by architects .
7 A further ten to 15 per cent reduction on many half-price sale items during the first three days .
8 The exact timing of the sensitive period differs between species ; domestic chicks , for example , only follow objects they have seen during the first three days after hatching , whereas for mallard ducklings , the phase lasts for 10–15 days after hatching .
9 " The neighbourhood was not very populous and during the first three days our visitors were few , some children from the village below , a gypsy woman or two with dark eyes , who carried of a few halfpence , and perhaps a chance passer by .
10 The mean values were considerably increased above the corresponding reference intervals during the first three days in the intensive care unit .
11 Company borrowing soared by an annualised £64 billion during the first three quarters of 1989 — the fastest rise ever .
12 During the first three years of full-time drug squad work ( 1966–8 ) arrests totalled some sixty-four persons — or less than two per month .
13 During the first three years of life the young child will venture out from and return to the secure base of a parent 's presence when conducting expeditions into unfamiliar territory .
14 The critical time for an adverse effect on language development is during the first three years of life ( Sak and Ruben 1981 ; Zinkus et al .
15 Although it appears that sentencing became more severe during the first three years the guide-lines were in use , Minnesota remains one of the very few states that has avoided huge increases in prison population size ( Parent 1988 ) .
16 During the first three years , very little time was spent on such whole-school issues as management and curriculum leadership , but in 1988 an apparent change of priorities led to a dramatic increase in provision in this area from an average of 102 teacher-days a year to a somewhat startling 1,280 .
17 During the first three years an average of well under 200 teacher-days a year were spent on English courses , a surprisingly modest allocation of time in view of the status of English as a core curriculum area .
18 Finally , though the rest of the curriculum was allocated well under 100 teacher-days during the first three years , there was a substantial rise during the fourth year .
19 Many course combinations are possible during the first three years , facilitating transfer between these three streams .
20 During the first three years , three additional courses are taken , one of which is in architectural history while the others may be selected individually from a range of courses offered by departments in the Social Sciences and Arts Faculties ; in keeping with Scottish University traditions , this encourages the development of diverse interests and allows insights into other academic disciplines .
21 MORE than 12,500 women attended the Victoria breast screening unit during the first three years of the programme .
22 Taking unprescribed pills or medicines , especially during the first three months of pregnancy , could harm your baby .
23 Guinness Flight , which has about £80m in its International Accumulation Fund , said the amount of investment in its funds has increased by 43 p.c. during the first three months .
24 The current advice to pregnant women is , ‘ Cut out alcohol , especially during the first three months ’ .
25 As a result , I drank more than was sensible in my condition : like a lot of women , I always felt more unwell during the first three months of pregnancy than afterwards , and alcohol went to my head very quickly .
26 After two-and-a-half years of stubborn resistance , the Republic collapsed rapidly during the first three months of 1939 .
27 ‘ My mum is a bit upset , ’ says Zara , ‘ but we had a lovely letter from Mr Evans saying that he would pay for me to return home at any time during the first three months in England , which we were very grateful for . ’
28 Cambridge ink-jet printer maker Domino Printing Sciences Plc told the annual meeting yesterday that despite the strong finish to 1992 , first quarter trading has been below expectations and this was bound to affect interim results : in particular , sales in the US were unexpectedly slow during the first three months coinciding with the change of administration , it said .
29 Houston-based Compaq says its sales rose by 10% during the first three months of this year .
30 Third , a study in Greater Glasgow ( Haw 1985 ) investigated problem drug use during the years 1980–83 using routine statistics , and by a prospective survey of four agencies and fieldwork in two areas of Glasgow during the first three months of 1984 .
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