Example sentences of "three [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've had all three during the past few months — these and various other unmentionable conditions several of them potentially fatal . |
| 2 | The number of partners fell by three during the year and the number of professional staff by 789 . |
| 3 | In fact , the average household size remained between four and five throughout this period and only fell to three during the twentieth century ( Laslett , 1972b ; Wall , 1972 ) . |
| 4 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |
| 5 | ‘ We saw it go in , ’ said Lyle , ‘ but we could not find it and I had to go back and play three off the tee . ’ |
| 6 | they took three off the site . |
| 7 | But we never use ours unless the Germans get particularly noisy , as on their system of retaliation three for every one of ours come back . |
| 8 | three , it means you 've got three for every lane , it 's a hundred yards to your stopping distance , to you come to a junction |
| 9 | Lineker spared their blushes this time , but not even the striker acclaimed by Francis as Europe 's best ( Gullit may sue ) can oblige every week if the requirement is two goals for a draw , three for a win . |
| 10 | Now when your audience tells you a day you add one for a Thursday , two for a Friday , and three for a Saturday . |
| 11 | Remember to always use simplicity in design and plant boldly in groups of two or three for a strong impact . |
| 12 | My youngest piped up : ‘ Look wellies three for a pound ! ’ |
| 13 | Lot fifty three again it 's in front of the rostrum here , Lot number fifty three for a hundred pounds at one hundred pounds at one hundred pounds , any more at one hundred only , at one hundred , you all done ? |
| 14 | Lot number one O three Lot number one O three for a hundred pounds and ten , twenty one twenty , any more at one hundred and twenty pounds , at one twen anybody else at one hundred and twenty pounds , any more ? |
| 15 | Lot number one two three Lot number one two three there it is , Lot number one two three for a hundred and fifty pounds , at one fifty , one sixty , one seventy , one eighty , one ninety , two hundred pounds , two twenty offered , at two twenty to my left standing , at two twenty , anybody else ? |
| 16 | A familiar street hawker , usually shifting lighters at two for a pound was offering three for a pound . |
| 17 | Alright , that 's three for a start . |
| 18 | Your pies are three for a pound your pasties are four for a pound . |
| 19 | we always use at least three for a piano because although two men can lift them very often if you 're going round awkward corners it helps to have a third person s to steady them . |
| 20 | Loopy Lil had n't a steady enough hand for spillikins and she could n't count up to more than three for the dominoes but she seemed happy to watch and smile . |
| 21 | The under-16 team recently picked up an award as the most sporting girls ' rugby team and have completed a very successful season ; eight girls have been selected for the Lancashire under-18 team and three for the under-13 team . |
| 22 | Trent held eight of the fresh thousand-dollar bills folded in the back pocket of his jeans ; the original three for the charter augmented by a further five in payment for his agreeing to the rendezvous . |
| 23 | It is divided by an inner wall giving four bays on the northern side for road vehicle building and the other three for the road vehicle paint department . |
| 24 | Seven bookings — four for Millwall and three for the Hammers — reflected the importance both clubs attach to the fixture . |
| 25 | Each night , five men were needed , three for the gates and two to move between them , so the responsibility was heavy . |
| 26 | The adjustment factor was one for the under 65 group and three for the over 65 group . |
| 27 | Three for the tunnel , two to break through the outer door . |
| 28 | It was arranged that Hetty would stay on in the shop for a while , and Sarah would work from ten o'clock until three for the first few weeks . |
| 29 | Would I be fit to cover World War Three for the Daily Post if it broke out right now ? ’ |
| 30 | By any standards the jobs are small , yet people have to make available three sets of plans for the planning department , three for the building control department , three for the Housing Executive and three for the occupational therapists department . |