Example sentences of "two things [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we die there are two things we can leave behind us : genes and memes . |
| 2 | ‘ There are two things we have to discuss and there may not be much time or another opportunity . |
| 3 | You said there were two things we needed to discuss . ’ |
| 4 | Now th there 's two things we want the separation distance for , and one of them , as you say , is time to react |
| 5 | There are two things we can do with hair on the upper lip , we can either bleach it so that it does n't notice , or we can actually remove it with wax , or we can have electrolysis . |
| 6 | There are one or two things we need to sort out . ’ |
| 7 | Er , we were told by Mr that there is no problem with numbers , remember there are two , there are two things we 've got to tackle , one is numbers , two is conditions in our home . |
| 8 | There 's two things we can do . |
| 9 | Now , there are one or two things we still need to discuss , so we 'll leave you and Mr Calder to work out some sort of timetable between yourselves . ’ |
| 10 | They do n't want a report of the years work they just want us to talk about one or two things we 've done Any more events ? |
| 11 | And erm and I think these are the two things we are talking about , the typo visual is the dress and the typo , what is it , logic , typo lecture is the grammar . |
| 12 | There are two things they have to grasp . |
| 13 | Another , this is , two things they 've got enabled Swindon to get where they were . |
| 14 | If you are just starting a new job of any kind this morning , your first day , then do n't worry , it does n't matter what you do , the odds on the first two things they 'll show you is , where the toilet is , and how to load paper into the photocopier . |
| 15 | And if had n't of got on the phone and sort of made a song and dance about it , and told one or two things , and said one or two things they come up with a bit more money , but again you have to lie through your teeth to get back what you 're really entitled to ! |
| 16 | By 1984 he plucked up the courage ( or obtained the permission ) to do the two things he really wanted : make wine from Pinot Gris ( originally a Burgundian grape ) as a Burgundian would , fermenting and maturing it in ( partly new ) French oak barriques ; and stop filtering his dry white wines . |
| 17 | She had been noting various titles during Joyce 's discourse ; there was a new book about bats that Edward would want , and one or two things she would like to get hold of herself — the sole perquisite of this trade was a surreptitious early pick of incoming titles before they went on the shelves . |
| 18 | A friend of mine , who ministered to her late in life , gained the impression , from one or two things she let drop , that , contrary to what has been stated , Eliot did indeed go to Northumberland House , the nursing home where Vivien was looked after . |
| 19 | But thinking about Guido and the race were two things she 'd been trying very hard not to do . |
| 20 | There are one or two things you can try , in order to remedy the situation , before you finally throw your air pump out of the bedroom window . |
| 21 | There are only two things you need to know about the new Grand Prix season which kicks off in Kyalami , outside Johannesburg this Sunday . |
| 22 | Suddenly her daughter telephoned me and said , ‘ My mother asked if you could come as she has agreed to let you have those two things you wanted . |
| 23 | Er and I well remember er even as early as nineteen nineteen the election which took place immediately after world war one , I remember being er sort of dragged round the streets , you know , er I think it was enjoyable , I do n't know er by my mother , er attending these street meetings , er I I I very well remember it because I had a a a new coat , a new coat for for er for this particular venture , and er the two things you know are fairly deep in my memory . |
| 24 | There are one or two things you and I have to settle . ’ |
| 25 | There are one or two things you have to do and you can always do them better if you can see what you 're doing . |
| 26 | There are two things you 're trying to achieve . |
| 27 | Tell me when , when we when we s started our discussion of the planning the future document I did say that er there was one or two things you could do for me and er one of those of course was to ask you if you could , during the course of our discussion , if any names came to , to mind , anybody who you would find that you could er you could recommend me to or can refer to me to if in fact you found our discussions were of benefit |
| 28 | Can we just the two things you 've said . |
| 29 | You 're paying for the two things you 're paying for the opportunity |
| 30 | There are two things I work on now . |