Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb pp] [prep] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got taken outside , thrown in a car and squashed between two men and driven for quite a while . |
| 2 | A large cedar-barque rode at anchor , still loaded with its expensive cargo and guarded by two men armed with spears and swords . |
| 3 | Clear or vegetable soup , served with one slice of toast and followed by two pieces of fresh fruit . |
| 4 | The Unix festival , UniForum ‘ 93 , did n't feel as successful a show as it was last year : it was spread out over a lot more acreage and split into two widely separated pavilions , and attendance looked sparse and the aisles empty despite show management 's claims of a 10% increase in traffic — like as not , it was talking about the pre-registration which was up , but unofficially we hear attendance was down ; UniForum is still more a Unix celebration than anything else but it remains to be seen whether there will still be things to celebrate or whether erosion has set in . |
| 5 | Spread out over a lot more acreage and split into two widely separated pavilions , attendance looked sparse and the aisles empty despite show management 's claims of a 10% increase in traffic . |
| 6 | It passed the back entrance of the Rectory , skirted the churchyard and divided in two , one leg going to the Broad , the other turning left to the main road . |
| 7 | Amanda went into the kitchen and returned with two packets of crisps . |
| 8 | The dullness she had felt in her exhaustion became a kind of sickness now , as for the second time that day she once again flew from her own body and split into two . |
| 9 | In 1984 , when she was 18 , she was arrested , convicted of assault and sentenced to two years in prison . |
| 10 | He was taken to Cowley Police Station and released after two hours when Police realised his role was entirely innocent . |
| 11 | We also changed the definition of an accident to the satisfaction of my French colleague and piloted through two more of our items . |
| 12 | The 16-year-old was pulled off the 50cc Yamaha , pushed to the ground and kicked before two men and a women escaped on her bike . |
| 13 | For some time , the mill stood idle and decaying , but was eventually stripped of its machinery and converted to two cottages . |
| 14 | Not the best reason for flying home , but oh God , she was sick of the subzero temperatures , the fact that the sun rose at ten in the morning and set at two in the afternoon . |
| 15 | Striker Glenn Ferguson was drafted into an unusual midfield role and responded with two goals , a penalty and a brilliant 30-yard drive . |
| 16 | Striker Glenn Ferguson was drafted into an unusual midfield role and responded with two goals , a penalty and a brilliant 30-yard drive . |
| 17 | Alexon brands managing director Peter Ridsdale has asserted his new role and laid off two board directors responsible for the Alexon , Dash and Eastex brands to cut costs . |
| 18 | We encountered some problem lining up screw holes in the harddisk with holes in the mounting frame and settled for two fixings instead of the recommended three . |
| 19 | She found a coin in her pocket and paid for two glasses of lemonade , then drew the girl into a doorway away from the people . |
| 20 | A decision to make licensing divisions must be intimated forthwith to the Secretary of State and published for two successive weeks in newspapers circulating in the area ( subs . |
| 21 | He took the strip of plaster from the pouch at his belt and peeled off two short lengths , taping them loosely to his upper arm . |
| 22 | Unlike the apartment in Venice , this room was decorated in the English style and furnished with two plump single beds covered in chintz counterpanes . |
| 23 | It was occasionally recognised , however , that self-defence might create more problems than it solved , as when Mr Punch recovered his wit and arranged for two anti-garotters to meet one dark night in a lonely street : |
| 24 | At the par-five second , his third shot hit the pin and dropped to two feet . |
| 25 | The aircraft would be taxied into position at the base of the tower and connected to two cables , attached by way of mounts at the wing roots . |
| 26 | Silently , Nell regarded the white , steel tube with a sphere at one end and set with two ‘ V ’ observation ports surrounded by remote control grab arms , and saw only an insect-like thing , a huge preying mantis . |
| 27 | Basal UOS pressure was referenced to basal end expiratory midoesophageal body pressure and analysed in two ways as outlined : |
| 28 | MILKMAN Alex Wallace , 45 , was blinded with ammonia and battered by two thugs — but insisted on finishing his round . |
| 29 | DALIAN ATKINSON was given a new role at Villa and responded with two stunning strikes as they laid claims to the Premier League title . |
| 30 | It includes return British Midland flights from Heathrow to Dublin ; four days car hire ( including insurance and unlimited mileage and based on two people sharing ) ; three nights accommodation ( including breakfast ) , sharing a twin room with bathroom ; admission to all eight gardens ; lunch on Wednesday and Thursday ; afternoon tea on arrival on Tuesday . |