Example sentences of "the three [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today the three groups ' future no longer looks so bright . |
| 2 | Where the procession has been banned , the penalty for the inciter is slightly higher , a level four fine in addition to the three months ' imprisonment . |
| 3 | As it is , the three months ' requirement in Northern Ireland results in the disentitlement to vote of persons who would undoubtedly be able to vote in Great Britain , for example any person previously resident only in Great Britain who abandons his old residence and takes up a new one in Northern Ireland within three months of the qualifying date . |
| 4 | ‘ The lasagne 's fine , ’ she murmured as she played for time and thought of the three months ' mortgage she had to find and how impossible she would find it to pay one months ' mortgage , let alone three , if she did n't have a job . |
| 5 | It is common ground that there was no ‘ good cause ’ within the meaning of section 34 ; the university was relying on the three months ' notice term contained in the letter of appointment coupled with the provision in section 34(3) that Mr. Page 's tenure was to be subject to the terms of the appointment . |
| 6 | The prospect of a rabid Irish nationalist invasion of Northern Ireland from the Republic in order to swamp the poll is unreal in more than one sense and it is very doubtful if the three months ' residence requirement is necessary . |
| 7 | What seems abundantly clear is that even if there were not the three months ' residence requirement in the case of Northern Ireland , it would still be necessary , in order to qualify to vote , for a person to have there a ‘ residence ’ in which he spent a substantial part of the year . |
| 8 | So how much money will you get for the three days ' work you 've done ? |
| 9 | A small table might be set out for the three bears ' breakfast with three sizes of chair , bowl and so on , together with three sizes of bear for the children to play with . |
| 10 | Citing disruption in the three republics ' trade with other former Soviet republics , shortages of energy and raw materials , and inflationary problems , the studies predicted sharp falls in output . |
| 11 | ‘ The reason why I lay stress on this matter is this : the basis of the respondents ' argument was that there was a single ‘ act , neglect or default , ’ videlicet , the supply of the defective machine , from which the three years ' limitation is directed by the Act to run . |
| 12 | The defective article might still be in the manufacturer 's possession three years after the date of manufacture , and he might sell it later , but no one would have the hardihood to suggest that the three years ' limitation had already cut off all right of action before he had sold it . |