Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual to distinguish three reasons why people want to hold their assets in the form of money . |
| 2 | Sometimes it is possible to get three crops a year , an enormous yield . |
| 3 | As a result of these developments it is possible to make three claims regarding the miracles in the Synoptic Gospels : |
| 4 | It is possible to identify three processes at work during this period of transition from a minimal system of broadcasting to a more expansive one . |
| 5 | The Woodworker Fellowship is delighted to offer three sizes — 42″ , 44″ , — 46″ at £16 , £17 , and £18 respectively inclusive of postage and packing which offers several pounds discount on the retail price . |
| 6 | He adds that the case is likely to take three years to sort out . |
| 7 | The design team may have many forms from a single individual working alone to a broadly based curriculum development team with specialists in curriculum design , graphics , programming and observation ; however , for our purpose it is useful to emphasize three roles — the curriculum designer who has overall responsibility for the program teaching unit and its associated written or audio-visual material , the program designer who realizes the computer program and the teacher developers in whose classrooms the material is tried and tuned . |
| 8 | It is useful to distinguish three theories connected with the metatheory . |
| 9 | It is important to distinguish three types of merger . |
| 10 | The biggest anuran of all , the goliath frog from West Africa , is able to jump three metres or so . |
| 11 | It is advisable to apply three coats of oil to new wood , and as oiling does not leave a thick protective film on the surface ( as does a varnish ) , exterior wood has to be re-oiled at least once a year to keep the surface in good condition . |
| 12 | In Pakistan , it is common to find three generations of a family living in the same house perhaps together with aunts , uncles and cousins . |
| 13 | Clearly , in order to obtain this kind of information it is necessary to conduct three assessments under similar conditions so that they are directly comparable and spaced at equal time intervals . |
| 14 | At this stage it is necessary to make three points about the scope of the Act . |
| 15 | In testing for Super Class 1 , Class 1 and Class 2 transactions it is necessary to make three comparisons between the listed company and the business it is disposing of or acquiring . |
| 16 | But even if we restrict ourselves to the ideational or cognitive function of language ( see p 31ff ) it is necessary to distinguish three levels of organization in language . |
| 17 | Earl ( 1989 ) argues that it is necessary to identify three issues in the business plan to help ensure the success of IT : |
| 18 | If one is entertaining friends or business colleagues , it is nice to offer three courses , but this does not have to be the case every day . |