Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] on two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shall I embark on two volumes of Henry James ? ’ |
| 2 | In Indonesia a large part of the argument which led on two occasions to undeclared war turned on the federal nature of the new state . |
| 3 | It 's a traditional vintage type , with individually adjustable saddles mounted on a plate which pivots on two height adjustable posts . |
| 4 | A range of pore sizes is fundamental to the success of this size fractionation procedure which depends on two processes . |
| 5 | For example she would be allowed to speak to Prince Charles on the telephone if she put on two pounds . |
| 6 | It is unrealistic , if as a teacher , one insists on two t's in the best time . |
| 7 | We agreed on two voyages from the Thames to Nantes and then we would review the situation . |
| 8 | In the previous section we concentrated on two axes of the search space : time and level of abstraction . |
| 9 | Rather than attempt to review all the conflicting theories about such issues and about how exchange rates affect adjustment and growth , we focus on two factors that have a direct impact on the relationships with foreign investors . |
| 10 | At the weekend we went on two sight-seeing trips , one of them to two old buildings in the city ( the Bell Tower , and the Big Goose Pagoda ) . |
| 11 | The court said that whether the breach was a repudiatory one depended on two factors , ( i ) the ratio the breach bore quantitatively to the whole contract ( ii ) the likelihood of the breach being repeated in later instalments . |
| 12 | They swooped on two ICI plants to block pipes pouring out thousands of gallons of poison . |
| 13 | They focused on two questions : ‘ What works well ? ’ and ‘ What needs improvement ? ’ |
| 14 | The Americans wanted the greatest possible acceleration of weapon production on behalf of the Atlantic Alliance in order to keep ahead of the Russians , but they insisted on two principles : first , that production and storage facilities should be located with due regard to strategic considerations , and that meant location in North America with minimum holdings in Europe ; and second , that there should be co-ordination of the American and British programmes to make best use of available expertise and resources , including exchange of scientists . |
| 15 | They had on two occasions tried to pre-empt the issue and had , in so doing , lost not only the confidence but the indispensable economic assistance of the US . |
| 16 | It is possibly the least effective method of change because it depends on two steps both of which are unnatural . |
| 17 | In this he concentrates on two men guiding a crate on the end of a pulley . |
| 18 | For the sale of his products he relied on two Manchester yarn agents , particularly Dilworth & Co . |
| 19 | Thereafter he spoke on two occasions ( 1723 and 1725 ) on customs matters , and in 1726 he published a pamphlet entitled ‘ An Essay on the Public Debts ’ which in 1727 prompted a rejoinder , ‘ A State of the National Debt ’ , reputedly by William Pulteney , Earl of Bath [ q.v . ] . |
| 20 | He could not , even when he sat on two cushions , sit easily . |
| 21 | ‘ It runs on two IBM mainframes located in the UK and the US , ’ says Lester Tanner , ‘ and is utilised by agents , customers and thousands of AEI employees to access accounting and all kinds of other management information . ’ |
| 22 | It comes on two CDs which makes it cheaper than either the Philips or Harmonia Mundi sets , and has a choir in Collegium Musicum 90 who for clarity of diction , and intense musicality , surpass all other versions with the exception of Eliot Gardiner 's Monteverdi Choir . |
| 23 | The long-standing resistance to urban and industrial encroachment continues , but increasingly in recent years the defenders of the rural environment have found themselves fighting on two fronts . |