Example sentences of "[verb] that [pers pn] [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 2 | Miss Chadwick added that they sing two services a week and in addition perform larger choral works in the concerts they stage once or twice a term . |
| 3 | Then it was decided that we needed two terminals . |
| 4 | ‘ It was after that weekend gig in Zimbabwe — but I seem to remember that you took two weeks ’ leave immediately after that , so perhaps you never knew . |
| 5 | If the new work is given to you in a lecture , you can assume that you require two hours of study for each hour of lecture — for reading of the subject before the lecture , and as a first review ( " within the first 24 hours ) . |
| 6 | We can see that he had two views of what constitutes a ‘ law ’ , or perhaps we should say that he had two views as to how ‘ laws ’ manifest themselves . |
| 7 | The company called it the most significant announcement in its personal computer history , adding that it had two aims : firstly , to become the number one in personal systems in Europe ; second , to be the number one supplier and implementor of choice for client-server technology . |
| 8 | Looking at his reflection a child sees that he has two eyes and one nose , that his mouth is lower than his nose , his ears are at each side of his head . |
| 9 | Oh yes indeed , indeed , well only last week I said do need some flowers , come on Thursday they 're fresh , I said I want them now Lionel , I hate to be without flowers in the room and he said well have two for the price of one , he would insist that I had two bunches for the price of one . |
| 10 | She boasted that she had two bedrooms and a bathroom , which had been constructed from a third bedroom . |
| 11 | Erm the inter-club show erm we had to pay judges er two of them thirty pound , we would normally have got Keith for nothing , I know that we had two judges so we had to pay them er we did like so that 's two fifty pounds and we bought some we had some old trophies which we were able to buy plates for to use for that event . |
| 12 | I know that you killed two people . |
| 13 | Eventually the family decided that they needed two contracts , one between James and Avril , the other between Anne and her parents . |
| 14 | For this reason , Bilson 's term ‘ speculative efficiency ’ helps to emphasize that we have two hypotheses in equation ( 3.29 ) : rational expectations and the equality of forward and expected future spot rates . |
| 15 | On 15 August 1991 when she visited social services with D. , it was found that he had two scratches on his cheek and a bruise and the mother would not say how those were caused . |
| 16 | When the frame was unfolded and set up she saw that it contained two photographs — one of a good-looking white-haired clergyman wearing a biretta , and the other of a ‘ sweet-faced ’ woman , her slender hand fondling the large cameo brooch at the throat of her dark dress . |
| 17 | The US government felt that it possessed two weapons with which it could influence the Russians . |
| 18 | Charges against the Marquis of Blandford alleging that he assaulted two policemen have been dropped . |
| 19 | ‘ Michael Mills insisted that we had two safety wires on Michael , whereas stuntmen would normally work with just one . |
| 20 | When built 1622 was equipped with continuous stepboards , which means that it had two stepboards per side to allow for entry from ground level . |
| 21 | And then someone else at Ladymont once said that it takes two men to rape you . |
| 22 | I point out the difference as many people with mental health problems are now being cared for in the community and I feel that the community needs to understand these people rather than doubly stigmatise them by thinking that they have two illnesses rather than one . |
| 23 | THE words , written on Holloway Prison paper , are simple but poignant : ‘ We both have to say that you have two daughters to be very proud of . |
| 24 | We can see that he had two views of what constitutes a ‘ law ’ , or perhaps we should say that he had two views as to how ‘ laws ’ manifest themselves . |
| 25 | I notice that we had two stations in East Oxford , whereas in fact this one left West Oxford out of it altogether . |
| 26 | The first is to The North : From the Aare to the Rhine Falls discover that it has two gates , and to find out why , it is necessary to learn a little about the town 's origins and early history . |