Example sentences of "in three [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In three dimensions it is sufficient to define three primary states of remoteness , transition and inserted ; with perhaps , for simplicity , a number of transition states or a single touching group ( see Figure 2.9 ) . |
| 2 | In three minutes I managed to put out the whole fire , and the lovely old building was safe . |
| 3 | In three minutes I had the Hispaniola sailing easily before the wind , along the coast of Treasure Island . |
| 4 | She closed her eyes and in three minutes she was asleep . |
| 5 | Although in three cases it was recognised that the operation was technically unsatisfactory and early rebleeding was encountered in each case , in the rest there appeared to be no obvious explanation for these surgical failures . |
| 6 | In three hours we managed to get the contractors to build an earth ramp , roll it flat , cover it with gravel and put a handrail alongside so that people could walk down from the road to a flat area beside the ceremony site . |
| 7 | ‘ And in three hours we 'll be home , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ In three weeks we will have the best ship , sir , and the finest crew in England . |
| 9 | Since then safety work has pushed up that capacity and when the ( New Zealand ) All Blacks play there in three weeks it will be helped to 21,000 by a temporary stand erected over the Tanner Bank wall on the outfield of the adjacent cricket field , adding 2,300 spectators who need not be counted in the official figure . |
| 10 | Do that in three weeks it 's still not too bad . |
| 11 | This time in three weeks it will all be over , we 'll all be sat there thinking well was it bloody worth it , all that hard work money and rushing about , is it worth it ? |
| 12 | If you 're doing both then that 's your total income and if you did that in three weeks I would think you 'd be very happy with that . |
| 13 | For the second time in three months he heard the battering sound of hobnailed boots climbing the wooden stairs to fetch a body . |
| 14 | In three months he has n't committed a single offence . |
| 15 | In three days they covered 400 miles . |
| 16 | In three days I shall rise again . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ In three days I will visit you again . |
| 18 | It was a great comfort to have him here , but in three days he went back to San Francisco . |
| 19 | In three seconds he was tilting it down his throat , ignoring the cups . |
| 20 | In three years they had rounded up fifty captive orangs . |
| 21 | The universities are also concerned that in three years they may be obliged to give any available permanent position to a WIPer instead of advertising it for open competition , thereby reducing their ability to attract the best talent . |
| 22 | In three years they are full and have to be emptied and washed out . |
| 23 | In three years she would be sixty — and Alexandra would be twenty-four . |
| 24 | But they worked out in three years she 's put on seven stone because she eats . |
| 25 | If the extremely unlikely event transpires that in three years he has discovered nothing of his partner 's past , then why should he complain ? |
| 26 | But on the other hand I get $1000 a month tax free for five months every year , and so far in three years I have n't touched a cent of the money . |
| 27 | And if in three years you decided the performance was less than adequate , it would be worth you losing two percent to come out . |