three our friends vs three of our friends

Some examples from the web:

• Which brings us to our three friends here... ...and the cleverest phase of the British operation.
• And, kids, I really appreciate you trying to pass off our three-legged friend here as Mr. Pickles,
• Okay, so after two cups of coffee, a latte, and three espressos, our homeless friend - Mr. Hazelton over there - finally sobered up.
• I would like to take this opportunity to send out three messages to our Greek friends.
• Menico with three friends and Totò.
• That man has exactly three friends and they all right here.
• Amber and her three friends here are all undergrads at Central Chicago University.
• You arrive here about two hours ago from the airport with three friends.
• I'm here with three friends.
• Three friends were killed and My brother is somewhere in the tunnel.
• Three friends of mine were murdered and turned into dog food.
• This is the true story of three friends...
• Nim, I only have three friends.
• Went to the beach today with three friends.
• And by this afternoon, she had told three friends.
• Your only three friends in the world will die, unless...
• I don't want Arnold to think that his family and three friends is as much party as he can aspire to.
• I've had three friends call me since that article.
• And this guy doesn't have three friends to rub together to make a fourth.
• Three friends of mine have lost their husbands to women like this in the last six months.

Some examples from the web:

• Menico with three friends and Totò.
• So... I'm on season three of Friends, but...
• My mother invited three of my friends.
• Three of my friends died out there.
• Three of my friends' fathers were shot.
• All three of your friends have solid alibis for the night Max was killed.
• Three of my best friends at that age.
• The four of you are three of my closest friends and one treasured acquaintance.
• Three of my best friends will die because I was too weak.
• That man has exactly three friends and they all right here.
• Amber and her three friends here are all undergrads at Central Chicago University.
• You arrive here about two hours ago from the airport with three friends.
• I'm here with three friends.
• Three friends were killed and My brother is somewhere in the tunnel.
• Three friends of mine were murdered and turned into dog food.
• This is the true story of three friends...
• Nim, I only have three friends.
• Went to the beach today with three friends.
• And by this afternoon, she had told three friends.
• 25 years ago, she and three of her friends found a meteorite in exactly the same spot in the woods with an egg inside.