Example sentences of "that [prep] two [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The driver wound down his window and cursed him , adding that for two pins he 'd tell the police .
2 The procedure is often of great value , but it 's suggested that for two reasons it should only be used in urgent cases — both out of consideration for Land Registry staff , and to avoid the possibility of their being swamped by too many such applications , resulting in delay , which would defeat the whole purpose of the operation .
3 At the outset , a ‘ capital repayment holiday ’ of up to two years can be arranged — this means that for two years you only repay interest , reducing pressure on your cashflow .
4 It looks rather splendid , but it attracted so much attention that after two days she took it all out .
5 He said : ‘ I can sing so quietly that from two metres you will not hear me ! ’
6 The governments of the two contracting parties recommend to the legislative bodies of the united Germany that within two years they should deal with the questions regarding amendments or additions to the Basic Law as raised in connection with German unification …
7 Its mission — and it thinks that within two years it will achieve it — is 10% .
8 If however you hear anything of the matter , urge it as much as you can , and believe me I will leave no unconnected links in my track — and that in two years I will leave but little to be discovered here , if it please Providence to continue to me its wonted care .
9 ‘ Duart is forbidden visitors today , my lady , so that in two days he may be fit for the ceremony .
10 We found that on two occasions it was unable to copy a large file across 5 floppy discs .
11 A commission of inquiry chaired by Englishman Kgabo , looking into land allocations in villages surrounding Gaborone , had reported that Mmusi had been involved in improper land transfers , and that on two occasions he had interceded in favour of Kwelagobe in decisions of the local land board .
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