Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] the two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whitlock shouted at the two policemen on the motorcycles to get the photographers back a few feet to give Mobuto a chance to get out of the limousine . |
| 2 | Corbett nodded at the two hard-faced Sub-prioresses and went to order Ranulf and Maltote to saddle their horses as swiftly as possible . |
| 3 | Inside the car , Donna glanced at the two envelopes then slipped them into her handbag . |
| 4 | Corbett looked at the two well-fed , thick-set men , and , hearing a slight sound behind him , knew there were more . |
| 5 | The Croatian cities conquered in this expedition retained a degree of local autonomy by playing off Venice against Hungary as the fortunes of Dalmatia oscillated between the two rival powers . |
| 6 | Léonie stared at the two shops and came to a decision . |
| 7 | Hope looked at the two clenched fingers . |
| 8 | Wayne turned to the two men at the bar . |
| 9 | With rain keeping both teams off the pitch for long periods , the ‘ corridor of uncertainty ’ took on a new meaning as Keith Fletcher commuted between the two teams ' dressing-rooms , unsure of where his priorities as coach lay . |
| 10 | Wayne said as the two of them sat in the empty hull of a partly-restored cruiser on the Saturday morning , but Pete could only shrug . |
| 11 | Co-chairmen Robin Wilson and Professor Simon Lee appealed to the two Governments to break the political deadlock and help end the violence by promoting new talks based on the findings of the Opsahl Commission . |
| 12 | With the flames engulfing the roof of the Audi , Adam lay across the two front seats , aimed the machine-gun and shot the bomber dead . |
| 13 | Yang spoke of the two countries entering " a new phase " in their relations . |
| 14 | Heffer wrote for the two Telegraphs and had not been himself since Mrs Thatcher had been sent packing . |
| 15 | Owen sat behind the two men , back in a corner . |
| 16 | Huy turned to the two adjoining tables . |
| 17 | Howarth stared at the two dummies as if he had never seen them before . |
| 18 | Ex-Paratrooper John Calton and builders Sean Wain and Robert Moore burst into the two homes wearing balaclavas and brandishing a sawn-off shotgun . |
| 19 | Morrissey dithered between the two . |
| 20 | At that moment Timothy glanced at the two shepherds who had drawn back in consternation . |
| 21 | BRITAIN closed on the two teams ahead of them in the NorTel Southern Cross Cup series when Juno IV finished fourth , Heaven Can Wait seventh and Canon Express tenth in the fourth race yesterday — and there is a protest to be heard against two of the New South Wales team who lead the series , 11.5 points ahead of Australia and 21.5 ahead of Britain , writes Bob Fisher . |
| 22 | For a while they settled down , with Ollie curled up behind Melanie on the sofa , while Stan nestled between the two sleeping cats . |
| 23 | Talbot stepped across the two gunwales — they were almost exactly of a height — and made his way up to the bridge . |
| 24 | Yanto looked at the two girls as he spoke . |
| 25 | Madame Giry looked at the two men and laughed . |
| 26 | Hyman got between the two of them , begging , ‘ Do n't hit him , Charlie . ’ |
| 27 | Taking the bag and holding it up towards the window , Bodie peered at the two slugs . |
| 28 | Det Supt Albert Kirkby appealed for the two boys seen escorting James from the shopping centre to come forward , saying they may be completely innocent . |
| 29 | Melissa stared at the two slabs of raw meat that he took from the refrigerator and felt her appetite vanish . |
| 30 | Haavikko looked between the two momentarily , noting the strange movement of avoidance in Chen 's eyes , knowing it signified something , then leaned towards him again . |