1.   And it was not only because it was the third time I had heard precisely how that acrobatic quartet achieved congress.

2.   As he walked downstairs, he read it a third time to make sure.

3.   For the third time this season, Celtic outclassed their local rivals, Rangers, last night.

4.   Gerry had just had back surgery for the third time in two years.

5.   He lost a third time when Clark and Street sued him for ruining their ferry business.

6.   He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time.

7.   His head jerked and banged against the cavity wall, then it did it again and after that, a third time.

8.   It is the third time in four weeks that Colchester ladies have won team medals.