Example sentences of "on the [num ord] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 20 foot roof above our heads provided perfect shelter for all eventualities , so we decided to share our last scraps of food in another bivouac after fixing the ropes on the first two pitches above the terrace . |
| 2 | The top-rope on the first two pitches made them possible , and then we worked upwards , forcing tired bodies to perform and tired minds to keep them safe . |
| 3 | Time was lost on the first two days and then the Saturday was washed out altogether , so it was Monday before Lloyd was able to complete his first Test hundred at his adopted home , in what many thought would be his last opportunity . |
| 4 | Here we go again , said everyone , and they were right ; on the first two days there had been plenty of cloud to help the bowlers , but on the Saturday the sun shone and West Indies made the most of it . |
| 5 | Mungo concentrated on the first two rows . |
| 6 | Besides Andy Adams , robbed by a broken leg of the winning ride on Party Politics , three other jockeys Anthony Tory ( Docklands Express ) , Adrian Maguire ( Cool Ground ) and Mark Perrett ( Rubika ) were painfully put out of action on the first two days . |
| 7 | Although Stars & Stripes led on the first two legs , America 's speed prevailed . |
| 8 | The English Ladies ' Golf Association , with typical attention to detail , arranged for their national coach , John Garner , to be in attendance on the first two practice days . |
| 9 | I was in less difficulty than on the first two days : I no longer pushed the ends of the shafts but gained better control from between them and was able to look around without overbalancing . |
| 10 | On the first two occasions it preceded some terrible event , so he is in a state of great apprehension . |
| 11 | This has made farmers think about changing the amount of money they spend on the first two inputs , shown at X on the diagram . |
| 12 | Those are the three chords for the chorus , but the melody and harmony represent 4ths on the first two strings at the fifth fret , third fret and then open . |
| 13 | So I will take the blame for that one , but why did n't the machine tuck up on the first two garments of the same size ? |
| 14 | ‘ We 'd done nothing on the first two days here and I thought it was all going wrong . |
| 15 | You may knit the background or the pattern stitches of each row first , depending on whether you 're on the first two , or the last two , rows of the four-row cycle . |
| 16 | In recent years we have been witnessing an attempt to place more emphasis on the first two purposes of education to redress what is considered an imbalance in favour of the third in the three decades following the 1944 Education Act . |
| 17 | For now , attention is focused on the first two reasons why firms invest , rather than rely purely on third-party trade . |
| 18 | Under its extant rules , support from 55 per cent of those voting was required for a strike to be called , and this was achieved on the first two occasions only : in December 1971 , 59 per cent voted in favour , whereas in February 1974 support was an overwhelming 81 per cent . |
| 19 | On the first two issues the CLPD was successful . |
| 20 | The third proposition , in section IV , builds on the first two . |
| 21 | On the first two touches , it shifted , and she could n't get a grip on it , but on the third attempt , she clasped it between her toes . |
| 22 | The programme provided for the discussion of various topics on the first two days , as told in the preceding chapter , and for Saturday , January 18 , it read : Proposal to form the National Deaf Association , on the American lines , the objects of which will be the protection , and the educational and social elevation of the deaf of the United Kingdom . |
| 23 | If you are just starting a new job of any kind this morning , your first day , then do n't worry , it does n't matter what you do , the odds on the first two things they 'll show you is , where the toilet is , and how to load paper into the photocopier . |
| 24 | Now the white painted bookcases which reached to the ceiling were filled only on the first two shelves with incongruous modern volumes with used-looking dust-covers . |
| 25 | Right , so I , I 've put , got the range names on the first two , but not on the others . |
| 26 | Seve , Nick , Jose-Maria and Woosie are all superstars although Josie-Maria and Ian have n't proved it yet it terms of Majors and I looked upon them as bankers on the first two days . |
| 27 | Regarding Part 1 of Table 6.11 they concluded , ‘ As can be seen , all factors are significantly greater than the chance level ( 5 % ) with particularly heavy weight on the first two . |
| 28 | ‘ They were n't normal fireworks , ’ said Gavin Birkett , who was assistant floor manager on the first two series . |
| 29 | Departures from the sound created on the first two albums include an appearance by bagpipes and female backing vocalists , plus whistle , hurdy gurdy and horns . |
| 30 | In her report on the first two years , Ms Costigan said : ‘ The area where they live is a tourist area and on the whole is a very beautiful area , but for the young people who live here it does have its drawbacks . ’ |