Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless the former test and the current test are very similar and indeed the ‘ guidelines ’ laid down by the two Acts are the same . |
| 2 | A crescendo of resentment built up between the two women , which reached its finale when Pamela lost Victoria 's precious blue rabbit , whereupon Marie gave notice . |
| 3 | It can readily be seen that the sum of constant capital ( C ) used up in the two departments is equal to the sum of means of production produced in Dept . |
| 4 | It can now be seen that the sum of constant capital used up in the two departments during the production cycle is less than the total means of production produced by Dept . |
| 5 | Someone came out of The Two Pheasants and latched the door back to the wall hospitably . |
| 6 | Woodward came out as the two men turned and walked away in step . |
| 7 | Downes almost snarled his reluctant ‘ Yes ’ ; and listened , mouth agape with incredulity , as Morse beckoned over to the two detective-constables from the second police car . |
| 8 | Mr McNally then asked him to indicate to the court any evidence which arose out of the two interviews held yesterday . |
| 9 | Her voice trailed off as the two pairs of eyes fixed on her and her head drooped as she said , ‘ That was a silly thing to say . |
| 10 | Then the front door bell rang and while Rupert went to answer it a somewhat uneasy conversation started up between the two women and Everard Bone about his wife 's flu and the likelihood or not of his catching it from her . |
| 11 | Ottilia , the Elector Countess of Talabecland , declared war on her rival the Elector Count of Stirland , and open hostilities broke out between the two provinces . |
| 12 | One of the first things Reagan did upon becoming president was to name Iran as an enemy of America and to ensure that no trade of any kind went on between the two countries , either directly or indirectly , imposing draconian penalties for anyone caught doing so . |
| 13 | he looked down at the two hands locked onto his arm and then at the small man hurrying on ahead , and realized that he still had his chaperons , and once again they were not of his own choosing … |
| 14 | He went up to the two detectives and coughed delicately . |
| 15 | Gabriel looked up into the two faces : there was Garvey , curl-haired , jolly , with a shining bald tonsure and round , red cheeks , bright blue eyes and long , dark lashes ; and there was Lucie , his skin stretched so tight over his bones that its yellowness might have been the skull shining through ; deep-hollowed eyes and troughs under his cheek-bones like two gouges of the Mason 's chisel ; and those flashing , foreign eyes . |
| 16 | He sucked in deep , racking breaths and looked up at the two men . |
| 17 | The lights went out during the two world wars and the austerity years which followed , so although this year is actually the 80th anniversary , it 's only the 60th display . |
| 18 | She picked it up , went back to the two girls and dumped it unceremoniously over Peggy 's head . |
| 19 | stop it , so so he had to erm just talk to our solicitors this morning and try and get this sorted out between the two solicitors . |
| 20 | Agnes got hers with the pale coffee already slopped over into the two sugar lumps and two hard little biscuits in the saucer . |
| 21 | The two men ate in silence , with relish , waited on by the two girls . |
| 22 | He bravely nipped in between the two players and showed a delicate touch to loft the ball over Sutton 's body for his 11th goal of the season . |
| 23 | Some of the mud and rubbish washed down on the two houses Picture : PHIL MICHEU |
| 24 | Clark and Howey signed three-year contracts last month and Keegan said : ‘ We sat down with the two lads and their fathers and worked out a deal that was right for them . |
| 25 | On Chuck 's order , the makeshift stretcher party set off with the two youngsters leading the way , Jim supporting the quietly sobbing Louise and lighting the way for those behind . |
| 26 | I missed out on the two games against Lyngby and the first leg against Leeds . |