Example sentences of "three [noun pl] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he always has two or three times more possession than most . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ People living in houses eight times more expensive will only pay three times more council tax . ’ |
| 3 | But the nucleus of a pre-malignant cell takes up two to three times more dye than a normal cell , the researchers find . |
| 4 | The prescribing unit is a weighting factor created by the Department of Health , based on the observation that elderly patients receive overall three times more prescription items than others . |
| 5 | The large steam chamber has a one litre capacity , allowing up to one and a half hours of continuous ironing with three times more steam per minute than a conventional iron . |
| 6 | Depression in the previous twelve months was experienced by three times more women who had experienced maternal loss or separation ( of at least one year ) in childhood than by women with no such childhood experiences . |
| 7 | Generally speaking , compared with being sedentary ( sitting watching TV , working at a desk ) , you will burn around three times more calories walking at 3 miles an hour . |
| 8 | It is understood samples taken for analysis showed three times more iodine 129 than permitted was released into the atmosphere . |
| 9 | It just does not look that way sometimes because there are as many as three times more losers than winners from the economic transformation . |
| 10 | Men normally have higher BMRs than women because a larger part of their total body weight is muscle tissue , and muscle tissue can burn up to three times more energy than fat tissue , even when it is inactive . |
| 11 | However , the big tin-can already has three times more room for experiments than the present space station , which could render the modules redundant . |
| 12 | The 10 per cent guar loaf has 25 per cent less digestible carbohydrate , and hence 25 per cent fewer calories , than white bread , yet it has three times more fibre . |
| 13 | A kitten requires three times more nourishment , relative to body weight , than a fully grown cat . |
| 14 | The Bank of England stepped into the currency markets three times yesterday morning , selling dollars and buying pounds . |
| 15 | Three times yesterday morning at 10am , 11am and noon a man contacted the Samaritans telling them where Gareth was . |
| 16 | Three times yesterday morning at 10am , 11am and noon , a man contacted the Samaritans telling them where Gareth was . |
| 17 | Colour another piece of fondant black , roll out and cut three strips about 2cm ( ¾inch ) wide and long enough to wrap around the rocket . |
| 18 | Three hours later Paul is leaning against the wall in a hospital corridor . |
| 19 | But three hours later Anthony , 36 , crashlanded in a Cornish field after running OUT of fuel on his solo round-Britain test flight . |
| 20 | Three hours later Drew found her there . |
| 21 | Three hours later Jack tied the last suture and stood back to survey his work . |
| 22 | Back at the studio three hours later Shiona told Desmond , ‘ The Paris gala is on ! |
| 23 | Three hours later Mary Duncan was back in her bed . |
| 24 | Within the first three minutes both men were sweating profusely , and no blood was spilled . |
| 25 | But three minutes later Captain Fuchs knew he was in real trouble when the unbelievable happened — the jumbo 's second starboard engine caught fire . |
| 26 | Three minutes later Sharp was denied by Chamberlain , but Milligan seized on the loose ball to score . |
| 27 | Platt got his fourth in the 83rd minute and three minutes later Ferdinand got his name on the scoresheet . |
| 28 | Three minutes later Ipswich went ahead . |
| 29 | Three minutes later Simpson ran on to a back pass , he got his foot to the ball just before Gosney , he collided with the goal keeper , but full marks the goal keeper , he grabbed the ball at the second attempt , and once again , the chance had gone . |
| 30 | But three minutes later Wigan were ahead . |