Example sentences of "[verb] on the [num ord] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his voice rose on the last two words . |
| 2 | Mungo concentrated on the first two rows . |
| 3 | For a start , the figures exclude transactions that occurred on the last two business days of the month — the very time when pressure on the pound was thought to be most intense . |
| 4 | For now , attention is focused on the first two reasons why firms invest , rather than rely purely on third-party trade . |
| 5 | Stanhope had some important business in Manchester and did not attend on the last two days , as neither did Roberts , who was ‘ not very well ’ . |
| 6 | The third proposition , in section IV , builds on the first two . |
| 7 | I did so by dropping some more blobs of gold onto the edges of the canvas directly from the stem of the diffuser and , whilst these remained wet , I sprayed on the next two colours . |
| 8 | Although Stars & Stripes led on the first two legs , America 's speed prevailed . |
| 9 | Time was lost on the first two days and then the Saturday was washed out altogether , so it was Monday before Lloyd was able to complete his first Test hundred at his adopted home , in what many thought would be his last opportunity . |
| 10 | Departures from the sound created on the first two albums include an appearance by bagpipes and female backing vocalists , plus whistle , hurdy gurdy and horns . |
| 11 | Under its extant rules , support from 55 per cent of those voting was required for a strike to be called , and this was achieved on the first two occasions only : in December 1971 , 59 per cent voted in favour , whereas in February 1974 support was an overwhelming 81 per cent . |
| 12 | This sounds complicated , but the easiest way to approach it is , at row two , to set the carriages as if you were going to knit circular knitting , ensuring that it is the ribber that will slip on the next two . |
| 13 | This has made farmers think about changing the amount of money they spend on the first two inputs , shown at X on the diagram . |