Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time Durkheim came to write Two Laws of Penal Evolu-tion , he had modified his theory about the decline in importance of the conscience collective ( a phrase he ceased to use ) and had come to believe that collective sentiments were a crucial factor in any society . |
| 2 | The A four one three in Buckinghamshire at Dunton turn between Winslow and Whitchurch did see two mile tailbacks earlier on this afternoon , at that was Aylesbury-bound due to the accident involving a car on fire . |
| 3 | He says he had no idea that Surrey had received two warnings in 1990 and 1991 until the summons arrived from the TCCB citing a third instance , against Leicestershire last month , and referring to the two previous offences . |
| 4 | A director once commented that Kiefer Sutherland had lived two years for every one that had passed . |
| 5 | Renault had decided two years previously to close the plant , with the loss of 4,000 jobs ; production was moved to more functional and efficient sites in north-east France . |
| 6 | After Dot had won two rounds , Mrs Hollidaye said , ‘ We 'll have supper early this evening . |
| 7 | Even though they were against the wind , Colleges made the better start and after Thomson had missed two penalties and John Mackenzie had had a ‘ try ’ disallowed for a foot in touch ( signalled by the Colleges touch judge Bert Barclay ) the home side went 10-0 up . |
| 8 | The chairman 's homily called to mind the short — but too long — talk he and Marilyn had suffered two days before in the vicar 's study . |
| 9 | In the century since 1066 England and Normandy had become two parts of a single political society , linked rather than separated by the Channel , the main road of the Anglo-Norman realm Men and women crossed easily from one side to the other ; many wealthy families held lands in both England and Normandy ; and even though sharp-red language snobs were soon able to mock French " spoken after the manner of Marlborough " , people at the upper levels of society in fact spoke the same language , Norman French , on both sides . |
| 10 | That was in 1977 and Hope had to wait two years before making his second attempt . |
| 11 | A tall man waited at the stable entrance of the lodging house where Lucille Castineau had rented two attic rooms . |
| 12 | England had lost two series to Australia and looked a fairly ordinary outfit ; despite their experience in Australia , West Indies looked to have the better all-round team , and Greig 's ‘ forecast ’ seemed altogether ill-advised . |
| 13 | Daniels proposed to add two forms to the Senior , one at the top and one at the bottom , and to take on another master . |
| 14 | Selma arrived escorting two braziers , one to keep the coffee pots hot and another for hot coals for the incense pots . |
| 15 | The PTI appeared carrying two footballs and everyone relaxed slightly . |
| 16 | Faye had had two miscarriages and now a threat hung over this pregnancy as well . |
| 17 | ‘ Seeing that it 's a special occasion , ’ he said , and Goibniu had procured two horses for Floy and Snodgrass to ride . |
| 18 | At the end , Rolande and Ydrys had to play two verses of music before the crowd could be persuaded to get up and dance . |
| 19 | So Mr Fenwick agreed to donate two plastic heart valves worth £4,000 which Dave Pick will deliver personally to the Brasov area of Transylvania in Romania where the sick woman lives . |
| 20 | And then , when he said that , Viola Angotti had taken two steps forward . |
| 21 | The Independent newspaper on Feb. 15 , 1990 , reported that envoys of Syria and Israel had held two rounds of informal talks in Austria in October 1989 and January 1990 , with a view to starting a bilateral peace process , a position formerly opposed by Assad . |
| 22 | Pumpido had to make two saves while neither of the Italians need have been there at all . |
| 23 | Rather than remove these reminders of Glasgow 's past , the city 's planners wisely insisted that the facade survived not as a real building but almost as a museum exhibit whose Stones of Venice had appeared two years earlier . |
| 24 | Haig-Thomas had shot two nyala , both with disappointingly small horns . |
| 25 | Adam had disappeared two days ago . |
| 26 | Willie Marchant had brought two letters , one from the office obviously and one which looked as though it were from Dorothy 's brother , Ray . |
| 27 | New Zealand pushed out to 26-15 with a Kevin Iro try and a second from Elia , but after David Tanner had pegged two points back with a penalty , the winger claimed the try of the match by finishing a thrilling move between Phil Veivers and Mark Bailey . |
| 28 | Donaldson side-stepped to avoid two solicitors in conversation , youngish men who seemed to have made a conscious effort to propel themselves into a facsimile of late middle-age . |
| 29 | Maureen had bought two owls — this female , and the female 's brother for herself . |
| 30 | After serving as US permanent representative at the UN , Young had spent two terms as mayor of Atlanta , an eight-year period during which the city had been transformed into a magnet for domestic and foreign investment and had become a symbol of the " New South " . |