Example sentences of "two [prep] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | , Sir Percival Victor David Ezekiel , second baronet ( 1892–1964 ) , financier and sinophile , was born in Bombay 21 July 1892 , the fifth and youngest child in the family of three sons ( the elder two of whom died at the age of two ) and two daughters of ( Sir ) Sassoon Jacob David , later first baronet , cotton and yarn merchant , mill owner , and later founder and chairman of the Bank of India , and his wife Hannah , daughter of Elias David Sassoon , of Bombay . |
| 2 | If we assume that the DNA bound bleomycin covers three base pairs two of which correspond to the cleavage site then the molecules must protrude by one base pairs in either direction . |
| 3 | On 24 January he identified six new species of birds of prey — two of which came from the Galapagos . |
| 4 | The best known of the cup-marked stones in Islay is outside the chapel at Kilchiaran ; it has a couple of dozen cups , two of which pierce through the slab . |
| 5 | The first dazed rabbits came out ; two of them bleeding at the nose , looking otherwise unharmed but staggering , almost -falling . |
| 6 | Two of them burst into the Pathfinder and bundled the three men and a women into the back . |
| 7 | ‘ What do you know best ? ’ she asked , slipping her arm round Beth 's slim waist as the two of them sauntered to the door . |
| 8 | Erm , she started really by , well th well there is two of them involved at the time , but they started by reading a book on the subject and really just talking to me about it certainly , because I mean they really did n't understand , you know because food to them is just food , you know it was just some meal they had to eat because they were hungry and they could n't understand why I had got this whole thing completely distorted . |
| 9 | When the boy fell into Beth 's arms , Cissie collapsed in a fit of laughter , grabbing the boy to her , and the two of them rolled about the floor , giggling and fighting . |
| 10 | ‘ What do you want ? ’ shouted a frightened Goodenache as the two of them came into the room . |
| 11 | Two of them came in the third round . |
| 12 | Two of them came in the first half as Bolton tore Watford to shreds . |
| 13 | It was just the two of them left in the pub . |
| 14 | He 'd caught a glimpse of the two of them reflected in the hall mirror and his heart had lurched because it looked as if he was propping up a corpse . |
| 15 | I 'd already done some modules in S3 and S4 , and two of them counted towards the general SVQ . |
| 16 | It is interesting to note that , although Sylvia was able to recall the events of that fateful afternoon and to describe in great detail the sights , sounds and emotions which prevailed , she had no idea at all of how long the two of them lay on the ground before her mother regained consciousness . |
| 17 | The two of them looked towards the little wooden table outside the sick bay , where a bottle labelled ‘ Dr MacLaren 's Stomach and Bowel Mixture ’ stood , together with a large spoon . |
| 18 | Without turning round he said in a harsh voice : ‘ If you want to know about Inez , Mr Wycliffe , you must ask Sara , the two of them lived in the same house for nearly twelve years . |
| 19 | Then the two of them ran round the corner as fast as they could . |
| 20 | Battle-weary after the 4 hour 42 minute match , which had finished , it was little wonder that the two of them embraced at the net as 15,000 rose as one to acclaim such magnificent entertainment . |
| 21 | However , I only put a few dozen sheets of paper through the machine , and two of them caught on the wire loop , which creased the paper and caused ink smudges where the machine was still printing . |
| 22 | Sadly two of them perished before the end of the war and the two remaining , that I remember well , saw the end of the war . |
| 23 | Wayne said as the two of them sat in the empty hull of a partly-restored cruiser on the Saturday morning , but Pete could only shrug . |
| 24 | Donna saw men scuttle from the vehicles , two of them running towards the house , slipping in the mud but keeping their balance . |
| 25 | The two of them arrived at the broken gate of a house even more rackety than its peeling neighbours . |
| 26 | Wayne 's antennae went onto visible alert when he saw the two of them emerging from the Hall . |
| 27 | As Greg reached him he was stripping off his mask , and the two of them knelt over the form , laid face upwards on the earth . |
| 28 | The two of them flashed by the post . |
| 29 | Mounted on dragons , the two of them flew to the Fortress-Shrine of Vaul 's Anvil . |
| 30 | When the two of them appeared in the doorway some time later , several of the men shuffled along to make a welcoming space by the fire . |