Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [pron] [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I mean I 'm hoping to sell her a gorgeous blanket chest I discovered two weeks ago in Shropshire . ’
2 A TRANMERE man who attacked two sisters at a party told police he remembered little or nothing about it because of the quantity of drink he had consumed .
3 It is proving a delight to use ; on my fist attempt I punched two cards in quick succession without making a single mistake and with no strain to my hands — despite the instructions for the punching being written in Japanese only !
4 At the last council meeting we did two things or two things have happened .
5 Alan Bateman , the school board chairman , a medical equipment engineer who has two children at the school , said : ‘ We have no fears about running the school .
6 I was enrolled at once in the village school which had two teachers who were sisters , one taking all the younger classes and the other the older children .
7 To take in the Napa Valley there is the Wine Train which makes two trips a day ; the wines , are , of course , plentiful and varied .
8 There are two such chains of computer superstore in the UK — home-grown PC World , which opened its doors in Croydon last November , later adding a store in Thurrock , Essex , and the American-backed Business Superstore which has two branches , one in west London and one in Colindale in northwest London .
9 The hotel has a lovely swimming pool which has two sun terraces , one with sun shades , ideal for lazing away those long hot Mediterranean days .
10 People came and went , but almost nobody stayed to eat ; Lucy had the dining area beside the counter more or less to herself , apart from a business type in an Aquascutum raincoat who sat two tables away reading a caravan magazine .
11 For evening entertainment we had two slide shows and a ceilidh .
12 Instead the myths developed , and the media 's idea of ‘ a Militant ’ became a youth in a shell suit who had two heads and ate babies .
13 Beyond the Diamond is the main catering complex which incorporates two refectories , a snack bar , a coffee lounge and a suite of private dining rooms .
14 Beyond the Diamond is the main catering complex which incorporates two refectories , a snack bar , a coffee lounge and a suite of private dining rooms .
15 For cDNA amplification we prepared two oligonucleotide primers encompassing the P3A exon : a forward primer that hybridizes to the α subunit sequence 61–83 5' GGG.AAT .
16 Under the tarpaulin sheet he had two mattresses and a discarded school seat .
17 A STORE boss who chased two thieves and recovered most of their £1,200 haul has been rewarded with the sack .
18 One witness said a security video at a takeaway restaurant which captured two men running down Pitteville Street in Cheltenham , and which was shown on Central South News , prompted her to make a statement to the police .
19 Erm , are now in the process of following up to see if who has made er the switch to the new regime , and I have been approached by one project leader who has two programmers who refused to change , and has asked for help .
20 ‘ As well as a £50,000 signing-on fee he wanted two cars and a nanny for his kids , plus his contract money .
21 At Aldborough , the corridor mosaic displays numerous panels , but especially significant are those of all-over chequers in three colours and that with a band of crowstep pattern which encloses two swastikas .
22 so I 'm stuck for the next three weeks and half a week because I , you know I get the , August bank holiday I get two days , saying that they 're probably going up to Grans for a week in the holidays er sometime to stay with her particularly with her being on her own as well this year
23 On my solo bike trip I spent two nights and a day in the Reykjahliđ3 campsite thunderbox after a visit here .
24 These good sized studios , all with private facilities and balconies are just a two minute walk from our hotel Venezia which contains two bars and a swimming pool with fantastic views over Faliraki .
25 There were seven riders in the scratch group which started two minutes behind the 60-strong first group and they had eliminated this handicap by the second of five laps .
26 At Gloucerster Crown Court he admitted two charge of kidnap , but a month ago he escaped from a probation hostel .
27 A DISGRUNTLED yellowcoat may have started a holiday camp blaze which put two members of staff in hospital yesterday .
28 The first is the chancel screen which retains two sections of the original oak arcading .
29 In my four foot tank I have two Oscars , two Tinfoil barbs and a Sailfin Plec .
30 The cursor is displayed as a cross hair which has two modes .
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