Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [prep] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it differs in two ways from the approach long-wave theory takes to industrial change . |
| 2 | but then the bell does n't go till nine , although sometimes it goes at two minutes to nine and sometimes it goes at five past nine |
| 3 | It loops for two miles through the city , lined with splendid palaces dating from the 14th century . |
| 4 | Remember that it rhymes in two places : " " A tuba , " I said , " or some treacle , Or a toggle to sew on your mac , Or a tray or a ticket , a tree or a thicket , A thistle , a taper , a tack . " |
| 5 | It stands in two acres of landscaped garden which was once a paddock for horses , and has a delightful lily pond and a revolving Victorian summer house . |
| 6 | It looks like two squares . |
| 7 | A relation is said to be transitive if the fact that it holds between two elements A and B , and also between B and some third element C , guarantees that it holds between A and C. The relation ’ — is longer than — ’ is thus transitive , because if A is longer than B , and B is longer than C , we can be sure that A is longer than C. In the case of an intransitive relation , on the other hand , the fact that it held between A and B , and between B and C , would entail that it did not hold between A and C. For instance , if A were the father of B , and B the father of C , then A could not be the father of C ; the relation ’ — father of — ’ is thus intransitive . |
| 8 | It is possibly the least effective method of change because it depends on two steps both of which are unnatural . |
| 9 | As already noted , it occurs in two parts . |
| 10 | There is a striking analogy here with crystal growth , except that it happens in two dimensions , not three . |
| 11 | happening in our time but , but and you think of what it says in Two Timothy with the |
| 12 | That means more home helps , more meals on wheels and more money available for home improvement grants for the disabled.The future of the threatened homes will be discussed by the social services committee when it meets in two weeks . |
| 13 | Thus if a close approximation to such a transformer features in the bridge circuit of figure 7.10(a) with its secondary winding tapped so that it divides into two portions having turns N 1 and N 2 , the ratio of the potential differences across these secondary portions will be near enough . |
| 14 | If its energy ever exceeds 1000 , it divides into two offspring . |
| 15 | Bonking … bonking … it sounds like two pieces of wood rubbing together . |
| 16 | The speed of a pulse of light is the distance it travels between two events , divided by the time interval between the events . |
| 17 | Significantly , it opens with two photographs of the newly refurbished library in summer 1983 , complete with carpets and handsome modern furniture . |
| 18 | It opens onto two acres of gardens and woodland . |
| 19 | No doubt she will be hoping that The Corn is Green will draw more of her friends to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , when it opens for two weeks on Monday , April 27th . |
| 20 | Unless it rains within two hours , sprinkle with about 3 litres of water per square metre , avoiding direct water pressure on the surface . |
| 21 | The , it consists of two strands which are made of sugar phosphates and which spiral round each other , and the strands are linked together like , like the , the rungs of a ladder by bases , and there are four bases , and and always pairs up with and er and always pairs up with so that the pattern of bases on one of these sugar phosphate strands always has a corresponding pattern on the other . |
| 22 | It consists of two storeys and is decagonal in plan . |
| 23 | It consists of two elements : ( i ) domestic rate relief , paid to enable authorities to relieve domestic ratepayers of a certain proportion of their rates ( currently 18.5p in the ) ; ( ii ) block grant , intended to supplement an authority 's own finances so that , irrespective of individual local needs and resources , it can provide a similar standard of service for a similar rate poundage to other authorities of the same class . |
| 24 | It consists of two clusters in the same binocular field . |
| 25 | Its molecular weight is about 95000 Daltons and it consists of two subunits : a larger alpha subunit with several membrane spanning domains and a smaller beta subunit . |
| 26 | It consists of two plastic wedges , with sticky surfaces to attach to the computer and rubber Feet . |
| 27 | It consists of two lists of numbers with clearly labelled rows and columns . |
| 28 | It consists of two parts : an optimal output strategy and an optimal sales strategy : |
| 29 | A simple illustration may help to clarify the concept : it distinguishes between two kinds of " boos " , or attempts to frighten someone . |
| 30 | Today it emerges from two years careful renovation , as a modern hotel where original wooden ceilings , vaults and archways , a 13th century fountain and frescoes remain . |