Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] the [num ord] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scenes of disorder on a smaller scale were reported in the first two weeks of February in Laghout , Constantine , Tiaret , Medea ( where disturbances lasted six days ) , Bourj Menail , Mascara , various suburbs of Algiers and elsewhere . |
| 2 | The peace-brokers were approached within the last two months and asked to ‘ seek the views of loyalist paramilitaries ’ on the subject . |
| 3 | The songs , pulled direct from the John Peel and Dave Jensen sessions , were added to the last two singles and B-sides scattered , with perfect pacing , across a 16-track LP which was to retail at no more than £3.99 ( providing the retailers kept the faith which , largely , they did ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I had no regrets about missing the tour , ’ Cranmer explains , ‘ as both the centres were injured in the first two matches . |
| 5 | In The Managerial Grid 111 ( over a million copies were sold of the first two editions alone ) Blake and Mouton accuse Fleishman of ‘ faulty formulation and lack of demonstrated validity . ’ |
| 6 | Three hundred were sold in the first two days . |
| 7 | Over 500 meals were served in the first two weeks and new activities launched . |
| 8 | Yesterday , after England suffered their fifth successive Test defeat , their worst run since 1986 when they lost 5-0 in the West Indies and were beaten in the first two Tests at home to India , Fletcher said : ‘ Test matches are more important than one-day internationals , although if you lost all your one-dayers then that would become important . |