Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [conj] two " in BNC.

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1 The reconstituted , or stepfamily , is formed when two partners marry , one or both bringing children from a previous relationship with them .
2 It is expected that two Czechoslovak dissidents , spanning a 20-year period , will be chosen as joint winners to emphasise the durability of the movement towards liberalisation .
3 At peak times it is expected that two transfers a week between the archive and the Working-Set and vice versa will occur , and that material will be sent for composition twice a week during peak use .
4 Where the item is presented as two components there should be , in addition , a single sub-total showing the profit or loss on disposal ’ .
5 It is said that two Feltham type cars , cut off from Telford Avenue depôt , had to spend a night in Thornton Heath depôt .
6 Many takeovers in Europe are friendly and it is said that two in three are negotiated without merchant bankers .
7 It is thought that two young were raised .
8 Resistor R1 is shown as two 0.47ohms 3W types ‘ wired ’ in parallel , but a single 0.22ohms resistor of 6W rating may be used instead .
9 TWICE as much comedy is promised when two of the country 's top funny men join forces at Middlesbrough Town Hall as part of a UK tour .
10 A further improvement is that co-channel interference is reduced and two f.m .
11 The V-neck band is knitted as two straight pieces that are seamed at the centre front and back .
12 A synergistic effect is defined as two substances coming together to create a greater effect than the sum of the two could achieve separately .
13 The police investigation is continuing , but it is believed that two plastic barrels containing some 300 lb of home-made explosive were placed beside the roadside hedge and detonated by command wire from a vantage point overlooking the scene .
14 Even at the point of entry there was overcrowding , and in 1786 an officer pointed out to a correspondent that ‘ the ship is allowed but two midshipmen , and we have sixteen gentlemen on board who are rated able seamen & captain 's servants ’ .
15 A step-family is created when two adults form a new household in which one or both brings a child or children from a previous relationship .
16 In the five-phase machine , for example , the highest peak static torque is obtained when two or three phases are excited .
17 The story of victims number 37,38 and 39 was : ‘ In an apparent ambush , a gang member , fourteen , is killed and two others are wounded as they stand at a bus stop . ’
18 A useful starting point is to note that two of the three factors just mentioned as having influenced the law 's development have little application in modern conditions .
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