Example sentences of "to three [noun] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smallest user estimated an average use of two to three hours a month . |
| 2 | Er , they reckon they grow two to three foot a year they 're the fast grow ones , once they get a hold , they start growing and they shoot up each week and when they start shooting up , that 's when , you 've got to keep them watered , and you 've got to feed them with that plant stuff do you know what I mean ? |
| 3 | Reduce sugary snacks to three times a day . |
| 4 | You can have one up to three times a day , er you 're never going to take that I 'm sure . |
| 5 | Luckily I only see him one to three times a year — when I need money usually . |
| 6 | The commission , which will meet two to three times a year , will work out general proposals and arbitrate in the matter of claims lodged by both sides . |
| 7 | Although capsule distribution could be linked to other programmes such as immunisation , it must be given two to three times a year to achieve continuous coverage , and the risk of toxicity also needs consideration . |
| 8 | Regularly , up to three times a week , they would rant and rave in the streets . |
| 9 | Two to three times a week 31% |
| 10 | This gradual slimming — based on a sensible and varied diet , ideally accompanied by an hour of regular exercise two to three times a week — is far better for you than the more drastic 500–800 calorie regimes advocated by some diet gurus . |
| 11 | More than half ( 257 : 55 per cent ) were redressed two to three times a week ; Normasol was the cleansing lotion of choice ( 368 : 78 per cent ) ; 52 ( 11 per cent ) ulcers were not cleaned ; 19 ( 4 per cent ) were washed in warm water . |
| 12 | Members aged from five to fifty meet up to three times a week to practise their judo moves together . |
| 13 | All passed stools of normal consistency at a frequency that varied from twice a day to three times a week . |
| 14 | SWIMMING two to three times a week has helped Sir Thomas Thomson to perfect the art of keeping his head above water . |
| 15 | Mr Hampton 's own club , Dryburgh Athletic , runs seven teams , and each could play up to three times a week at the end of the season to clear the fixture list . |
| 16 | Walt Disney organises two to three raids a month on Thai pirates ; but according to Brandt Handley , head of Walt Disney 's consumer products division in South-East Asia , in most cases ‘ within a few weeks they are back at it again under another name and location . ’ |
| 17 | WRN is working with employers to lessen the effects of a break by keeping in touch — by training , working at home and working two to three weeks a year . |
| 18 | They 're trying to get them up to three pound a packet , that 's what they 're trying to do . |
| 19 | Scaffolding is expected to be erected this week , marking the start of work to halt the tower 's tilt , which is growing by up to three millimetres a month . |
| 20 | The diesel unit is now providing vital emergency power for lighting and medical equipment at the 600-bed Eudamex hospital near Bucharest , which is currently suffering up to three blackouts a day . |
| 21 | However after one to three years a signal , possibly hormonal , causes them to don the silvery camouflage of sea fish . |
| 22 | The journal staff organise up to three seminars a year , each dealing with an important national or international issue . |
| 23 | I was lucky to get a job at Highgate , and after a few years was able tor educe my teaching to three days a week . |