Example sentences of "and take three [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Sometimes we have problems finding a referee , or the perfect referee has gone to sea for a month , or the referee loses the figures and takes three weeks to ask for copies , or we have a furious debate over a paper at the hanging committee and decide that we need another specialist opinion . |
2 | At Barlinnie Jail in Scotland , prisoners rioted and took three warders hostage . |
3 | Changes in the number of national dailies from 1945 to 1989 were very few and took three forms : launch or closure , relaunch , and change of status . |
4 | Some years ago a newly-qualified private pilot , trained at a school which taught mixture-rich , did a quick conversion onto a smart 300 hp six-seat retractable and took three friends overseas for the day . |
5 | They took 45 per cent of the vote , and took three seats , against one previously . |
6 | Hagans threw down a statement he 'd been holding , and took three paces to the centre of the court before being brought to the floor and marched to the cells , to shouts from the public gallery . |