Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] three [noun] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr John Watson , 41 , of March , Cambs , has been fined £30 , with £20 costs , by magistrates for simultaneously fishing with three rods where the limit is two . |
| 2 | Allen , Hogg , and Peace undertook empirical research in three authorities where the care experiences of 100 old people living in the community but ‘ at risk ’ of residential care were compared with a similar number of old people living in residential care ( 52 in private homes and 51 in Local Authority homes ) . |
| 3 | It ended in a stormy divorce after three years when the first Mrs Smith walked out , leaving the then 4-year-old Andrew locked in a wardrobe . |
| 4 | It ended in a stormy divorce after three years when the first Mrs Smith walked out leaving the then 4-year-old Andrew locked in a wardrobe . |
| 5 | Like many earnest campaigns , the society raised moral indignation over a period of three years when a ‘ naked ’ papier mâché horse was put on display in a Manhattan airline office ; the horse was quickly removed and an apology was sent as speedily . |
| 6 | For John Dunlop , the successful trainer , it was a second win in the juvenile event in three years following the victory of Ashayer in 1987 . |
| 7 | He was 6 years old and had been at the school for three terms when the head , knowing that I was a neighbour and friend of Balbinder 's mother , invited me to go with Mrs Singh to a meeting with the educational psychologist . |
| 8 | Part of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures . |