Example sentences of "it [adv] [vb past] two [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | It finally fell two years later as a result of famine , having been surrounded by Frankish earthworks and troops who had remained through the winter months . |
2 | It usually took two men to hold the tyre and if the smith thought the fit was satisfactory — at this time it was half-an-inch larger than the wheel — the boy helping was ordered to throw buckets of cold water over the still very hot steel which would immediately contract and tightly hold the rim . |
3 | After the breakthrough with Chaman it still took two months of regular visits with Zakir before I got to know the other eunuchs properly . |
4 | Other than the main living-room — with its round table and chairs in one corner , clearly doubling as a dining-room — it also contained two bedrooms , separated by a large family bathroom . |
5 | It originally ran two pairs of stones . |
6 | But I had a problem in that very often people wanted a double wardrobe moving and of course it then needed two men . |