Example sentences of "[v-ing] two [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , as I used to , one cracks walnuts by banging two of the things together , and keeps the uncracked winner to go forward the next round , will one inevitably finish Christmas with the hardest nut to crack in one 's hand ? |
| 2 | Peruvian jet aircraft on April 24 attacked an unarmed US C-130 transport plane over the Pacific ocean , wounding two of the 16 on board ; a third person was sucked out to his death before the damaged plane managed to land at Tara , 1,000 km north of Lima . |
| 3 | Alliance scored a notable success in Ards , gaining two of the extra three seats in the area , to bring their representation up to six . |
| 4 | Two very different ways of launching two of the most uncommon cars you will ever see and at one of the most difficult times ever to hit the motor industry . |
| 5 | As the best way to reduce that risk is regular training , can he explain the logic of mothballing two of the River class MCMVs belonging to the Royal Naval Reserve which undertakes mine counter-measures and of leaving two divisions , including the largest — London division — without a ship ? |
| 6 | The authority has considered turning two of the boys ' schools into co-educational schools . |
| 7 | Our observations could mean that the presence of genes encoding two of the proteasomes in the MHC may be fortuitous and that the 20S proteasome does not play a role in antigen presentation . |
| 8 | It took them all day to build the bridge — felling two of the tallest pines , stripping them bare , easing them with ropes down the steep slope to the river . |
| 9 | With DRT still holding two of the most important countries , the complete disintegration of Deloitte Haskins & Sells International is now assured . |
| 10 | When the Merc asked Michels to reply to accusations of hugging and kissing two of the women against their will during business hours , Michels , it said , replied , ‘ How serious a crime is that ? ’ . |
| 11 | That leaves the Scot requiring two of the remaining five frames to reach tomorrow 's semi-finals and a meeting with Englishman Mick Price who beat Mark Johnston-Allen 5-3 . |
| 12 | But getting two for the reserves was encouraging . ’ |
| 13 | A longitudinal section shows that the vertical distance between an horizon containing two of the VP 's and eye level can be compared with the distance of the third VP below eye level . |
| 14 | Dismantling two of the last Conway engines in the return-to-products contract at Earby ( right ) . |
| 15 | It is a view from the terraces written by a fan who has spent a lifetime supporting two of the world 's great lost causes , the Scotland national team and St Johnstone FC . |
| 16 | An environmental pressure group in Oxfordshire is disputing the reasons for Harwell Managers closing two of the testing reactors . |
| 17 | By March , Morley Street will probably be good enough to win any normal champion hurdle , but Balding does not relish the idea of running two in the race . |
| 18 | They have failed to score in their last three matches , all at home , losing two in the League and being held to a 0-0 draw in the Cup . |
| 19 | Caird also goes in for a few unnecessary stunts , such as having two of the ladies of the town played by men in drag . |
| 20 | ADVANTAGES OF ONLY HAVING TWO IN THE GROUP |
| 21 | Look can we do one show here we 're doing two at the moment ? |
| 22 | Labour disputes , involving two of the public sector 's most powerful unions , marked a challenge to the government 's strategy of containing wage increases as a means of controlling inflation . |
| 23 | But the overall Australian performance contained a number of false notes , and Messrs Sawle , Benaud ( J. ) , Higgs and Simpson extended themselves by dropping two from the squad , the doughty vice-captain Marsh and the toast of cricket a year ago , Mark Waugh . |
| 24 | ABOVE Photograph of the giant planet Jupiter taken in 1979 by Voyager 1 , showing two of the planet 's moons , lo and Europa . |
| 25 | The plane was also understood to be carrying two of the more conventional atom bombs . ’ |
| 26 | But recently a lot more interesting projects , such as the University of the Third Age ( address on page 148 ) had got off the ground , and she was enjoying two of the courses being run locally . |
| 27 | After three weeks of talks Greece and the United States on May 30 initialled a new defence co-operation agreement allowing two of the four US bases ( at Gournes and Souda Bay in Crete ) to continue to operate in Greece for the next eight years . |
| 28 | The preceding Kyrie and Gloria are unfortunately incomplete due to a missing page of the manuscript , leaving any prospective editor the not inconsiderable task of supplying two of the Carver 's four voices . |
| 29 | It means Walker faces the prospect of telling two of the men who helped Crusaders into Europe : ‘ Sorry , but there 's no place for you in the team . ’ |
| 30 | Leaving two of the men in the bows to receive the cargo , he positioned two more along the windward side deck . |