Example sentences of "in [adv] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In only three hours I will be delivering the most difficult speech of my life . |
| 2 | Twenty two required biopsies but in only three cases was the final diagnosis different from that initially suggested by the consultant . |
| 3 | In only three cases was administration of gangliosides compatible temporally with the onset of symptoms . |
| 4 | This machine , which was raced in only three races , took Mackenzie to victory in the Sunflower International meeting at Kirkistown in October . |
| 5 | In eight subjects , poly unemployment rates had risen while university rates had fallen ; the reverse was true in only three subjects . |
| 6 | Martin D Volke , whose Volke company built the two prototypes in only three months , says the chassis and Syncro transmission is good for up to 500 horsepower . |
| 7 | Levels of recorded crime certainly did shoot up in the years following the implementation of the 1933 Act , and the crime rate for boys under 14 years of age found guilty of indictable offences almost doubled in only three years . |
| 8 | After a period of very stable numbers between 1985–89 , the PCC will thus have seen its workload increase by 66 per cent in only three years , a trend which shows little sign of ending . |
| 9 | In only three patients were single stones found . |
| 10 | One wonders just how furious : last week , back in Moscow to see her three-year-old son between performances , Semenyaka was having difficulties getting a visa to come back for her next role here , Cinderella , in only three weeks ' time . |
| 11 | Roland Hardy , prosecuting , said the family of 19-year-old Tricia Holt received about 60 calls in only three weeks . |
| 12 | The video is already a record breaker in that it was produced in only three weeks as opposed to the normal six to eight weeks . |
| 13 | In only three days I shall be free to leave for Israel . ’ |
| 14 | The study fundholders were based in six of the eight district health authorities in the Oxford region whereas the controls were located in only three districts ( figure ) . |
| 15 | In the event , 281 took part in the whole Council , 95 in only three sessions , 63 at two , and 41 at one . |
| 16 | why this week … well in exactly three years time the Olympic flame will be lit in Atlanta for the next games … and one of the new sports will be laser sailing … and all the boats are being built by the company in Banbury |
| 17 | Of the 415 cases of death in custody recorded by Amnesty International since 1985 , police officials were imprisoned for murdering prisoners in just three cases . |
| 18 | With Clearblue One Step , in just three minutes a blue line appears in the small window to show you the test 's complete . |
| 19 | THE SMALL market town of Holt near the north Norfolk coast was nearly all burned to the ground in just three hours in a terrible fire during the summer of 1706 . |
| 20 | Or your suit is delivered in just three hours . |
| 21 | It was a major task but the skill of the steam crane operators together with our own workforce combined to complete the work in just three hours . |
| 22 | Authorities estimated that more than 1,000 homes in a five-mile radius of Llandudno were damaged by the torrential storm , which saw five inches of rain fall in just three hours ; Between five and six hundred families spent the night in emergency centres , the main one being the Canolfan Aberconwy . |
| 23 | After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds . |
| 24 | After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds . |
| 25 | That haul included three of the 11 tries that hoisted Llanelli 's total to 26 in just three games as they won 79-10 . |
| 26 | Now imagine that same rainforest being totally destroyed by fire in just three months . |
| 27 | In just three months , nearly 3 million summonses for non-payment were issued , new figures reveal . |
| 28 | The restoration work , requested by the museum 's management with this exhibition in view , was carried out in just three months , at a cost of L560 million ( £259,000 ; $450.5 ) . |
| 29 | In just three months , Kaliber was reformulated for the Spanish market and launched by Cruzcampo in July 1992 as Kaliber Sin , containing 1 per cent alcohol In the six months since its launch , sales of Kaliber Sin have been double original expectations . |
| 30 | He says if its just a simple fracture he could be playing cricket again in just three months . |