Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] the two " in BNC.

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1 It is difficult to establish which of the two scientific theories could hold sway .
2 In another experiment , subjects were woken either five or fifteen minutes after REM sleep had started , and asked to estimate which of the two intervals had been used .
3 When he is shown a pair of faces and has to decide which of the two is a celebrity , he performs at chance level , even though he performs almost as well as normal subjects on this task when the faces are replaced by their names .
4 Benny was also putting off telling her own parents about the accident , but she had to decide which of the two nuns to talk to on Eve 's behalf .
5 German speakers have difficulty in distinguishing between " bring " and " take " in English as these are translated by one German word " bringen " , but the English speaker has difficulty trying to decide which of the two English words is meant in any statement containing the German word " bringen " .
6 The site 's owners , Hanson Plc , promised to preserve the site , to spare it from the two perennial dangers of the era — being covered by an office block or , worse , being renamed the Branagh theatre .
7 The reader is also invited to ponder which of the two proofs gives him the greater personal satisfaction .
8 and in the end the jury will have to say which of the two versions of the meaning they except
9 Ossie wanted to ask him about the two gentlemen of Verona .
10 ‘ If I managed to get it home with the help of a cabbie we must be able to move it between the two of us .
11 Further up the Valley is Trevillet Mill which serves clotted cream teas — just the thing to prepare you for the two to three mile trek to Tintagel .
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