Example sentences of "take three [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thirty volunteers will be travelling to Croatia over the next few weeks , taking three operating theatres from St. Mary 's Hospital , Portsmouth with them . |
| 2 | erm But erm hopefully we 'll be taking three coach loads down erm we 've booked three coaches and erm a lot of cars and a lot of supporters , not only from the club but erm from around the county . |
| 3 | After leaving school at 16 , she took three part time jobs to earn money . |
| 4 | He took three twenty-pound notes out of his wallet . |
| 5 | It took three phone calls to track down Foley , who was still at the Tower . |
| 6 | John Reilly , 47 , took three plastic sacks from the driveway of Sunday Times managing editor Roger Eglin 's home in Teddington , west London , nearby Isleworth Crown Court was told during a two-day trial . |
| 7 | However , being unwilling to contradict her parents ' wishes she took three science A-levels rather than the arts subjects she preferred . |
| 8 | Father Peter took three earthenware bowls from a small cupboard near the inglenook and served them generous portions of soup from a black bowl which hung perilously from an iron hook above the flames . |
| 9 | We 've actually taken three measurement areas . |
| 10 | They 've taken three oil paintings ; two off the walls and one which was leaning up against the window sill , er the candlesticks and the vases off the altar , another very beautiful , very simple oak chair with cane seat and back . |
| 11 | Those majoring in English take three core units , and those taking English in a joint programme of study take two . |