Example sentences of "at [adv] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patients were assessed clinically and by ultrasound scanning at approximately three months , six monthly to two years and then yearly after percutaneous cholecystolithotomy . |
| 2 | It can go without water for as long as 18 months , and is capable of breeding at just three months old if conditions are suitable . |
| 3 | It is interesting to not that the values achieved in 1989 were broadly at about three times the turnover seen in these outlets , whereas today , a multiplier of approximately one , to one and a quarter times turnover , is far more appropriate . |
| 4 | Since the front of a slug travels downstream at about three times the speed of the rear ( Fig. 18.7 ) , there can be substantial variations in the fraction of the flow that is turbulent ( Fig. 18.8 ) and thus in the flow rate . |
| 5 | One aspect of colic is difficult to explain from either viewpoint — the fact that the symptoms tend to disappear or diminish at about three months of age . |
| 6 | At about three weeks the kittens start to engage in rough-and-tumble actions with their litter-mates . |
| 7 | They must be kept scrupulously clean and as soon as they start to feed on flesh — at about three weeks — the nest can be removed and new straw added . |
| 8 | Though the single preparasitic moult occurs at about three weeks after the egg is passed , a period of maturation is necessary , and it is not infective until a minimum of four weeks after being passed , even in the optimal temperature range of 22-26oC . |
| 9 | In the pregnant bitch , prenatal infection occurs , larvae becoming mobilised at about three weeks prior to parturition and migrating to the lungs of the foetus where they moult to L3 just before birth . |
| 10 | Well , the range in companies in the UK today is about six months to five years , with an average at about three years , and it is getting longer . |
| 11 | Grand Trunk shares traded at around three times their nominal value . |
| 12 | It has indeed made a saving of some £3 billion , but the costs of the rebates paid so far has been estimated at around three times that much . |
| 13 | You can start to introduce them at around three months . |
| 14 | Always start with at least three choices . |
| 15 | Most quality bream waters have at least three things in common . |
| 16 | If not , and if they close , will boast at least three things . |
| 17 | So y y y you , you , you , you 've got at least three things which are all sort of brewing up there and you think good grief what a , what a , what a state to be in because the poor doctor does n't know what on earth to do , poor Jan does n't know , well it 's worse for Jan cos she 's sitting there thinking I 'm going potty or , you know , ca n't stand properly or you know is leaning over or , or numb down one side of her face or , or or whatever it was , it was i i it was the , the dizziness I think actually which which was most alarming . |
| 18 | It has increased the number of seats by three to 18 and will require that the MPs vote for at least three women . |
| 19 | While we stood for election alongside the men , a decision taken in July by Labour MPs to bring more women into prominent positions in the party ensured that at least three women would be elected . |
| 20 | Is the Minister aware that there are at least three farmers in the Bolsover area whose future is bleak ? |
| 21 | Back to the comp : this will be sponsored by Zorlac , Death Box , and at least three pros will skate there , according to Dave . |
| 22 | It is hoped that the first phase of the project will have been completed by 1991 when the excavation of the village will have been finished and at least three properties will have been totally reconstructed . |
| 23 | But sitting round the Cabinet table were at least three ex-Chancellors , about four ex-Presidents of the Board of Trade , one ex-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and all of us , I suppose , had our different advisers on economic policy whom we contacted . |
| 24 | When an experienced teacher is planning a learning experience , she asks herself at least three questions : |
| 25 | Cos we 've got at least three questions on it . |
| 26 | The seven-day programme with each team playing at least three matches includes a spectacular opening ceremony , a gala welcome party with buffet and Irish cabaret , and a Grand Finale Gaelic dinner . |
| 27 | The essence of violent disorder ( section 2 ) is the use or threat of unlawful violence in a group of at least three persons who are using or threatening violence . |
| 28 | , When flying under VFR in the open FIR at or below 3,000 feet amsl with an IAS of 140 knots or less , you remain legal in the UK provided you are clear of cloud , in sight of the surface and the visibility is at least three kilometres — but there is one exception to this : if you are carrying passengers . |
| 29 | UniSoft says it knows of at least three firms that paid up to $1m each for MIPS ' doomed Advanced RISC Computing development kit , originally designed to kick-start its Advanced Computing Environment initiative into life last year . |
| 30 | Sometimes it is the Had I But Known what grim secret lurked beneath the smiling exterior I would never have set foot within the door ; Sometimes the Had I But Known then what I know now , I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor . |