Example sentences of "[adv] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few trees in a tropical rainforest are good enough for logging — perhaps two or three in every hundred . |
| 2 | I had once found two names scratched on one of the window-panes , ‘ perhaps two soldiers billeted here for a time at the beginning of the 1914 War … ’ ( or perhaps soldiers in hiding at the time of the Reformation ? ) |
| 3 | The Israelites did have in their possession another account , perhaps two other accounts , of the taking of Jericho which were more conventional . |
| 4 | Shops on either side , many of them temporary looking , like Mr Zamoyski 's , were submerged to a depth of perhaps two feet . |
| 5 | There are perhaps two or three hundred uniforms on display , scarlet , blue , gold and white . |
| 6 | You are going to need one person with the tests on all trips , perhaps two , since if one person falls asleep , athletes could claim that manipulation could have taken place . ’ |
| 7 | There were perhaps two ways of overcoming this problem : first by the use of a well-produced video to publicise the facilities available ; second by a direct approach to other agencies serving the industry to establish the important role training could play . |
| 8 | When the details began to trickle out it was reluctantly conceded that perhaps two Boeing 707 shipments might have been made . |
| 9 | Perhaps two key factors emerge . |
| 10 | The thing would only be viable if our contribution were limited to , say , the payment of the fees to two tutors from outside Spain and perhaps two from inside . |
| 11 | However , one afternoon perhaps two weeks after our conversation in my pantry , I was doing something in the library when Miss Kenton came in and said : |
| 12 | If not , then your sum insured should be based on current replacement costs less an allowance for wear and tear — giving a sum insured of perhaps two thirds of the replacement cost depending on the average age of your possessions . |
| 13 | There are perhaps two main types of indigenous cattle in Ireland : the ancient ‘ Celtic ’ races and the Scandinavian polled . |
| 14 | In circumstances such as this the local historian has perhaps two problems : to attempt to find a feudal or familial association or dependency , and , if the arms are uncoloured , to ascertain if they are those of le Scot , Ridel , Basset , Wrottesley or Bryan , or , indeed , some other line . |
| 15 | In the informal interview it is apparent that a great deal depends on the skill of the interviewer , and perhaps two interviewers might get different responses from the same person in interviews purporting to cover the same topics . |
| 16 | This could pick up perhaps two or three selected artists chosen for their recording prowess , the others in the recording room being relegated to ‘ accompaniment ’ . |
| 17 | They show the possibility of identifying themes vital to national development like ‘ saving our soil ’ , ‘ clean water ’ or ‘ feeding ourselves ’ ; of designing carefully selected units of material to cover perhaps two weeks ' learning with teachers trained to handle them ; of arranging the school programmes of studies so that they allow in every term , a period , two weeks or so , available for such common projects . |
| 18 | If two crops of wheat were grown two years in a row , afterwards the land would undergo four years of pasture and then perhaps two years of vegetable crops . |
| 19 | The responsibility now usually rests heavily on the shoulders of one or , with luck , perhaps two relatives , and they will often need all the help they can get from the local social , medical , nursing and voluntary services . |
| 20 | What she ( or he ) does n't realise is that you wo n't have actually lost very much weight ( perhaps two or three pounds ) , but you will look much slimmer because you are holding yourself so much better and have lost inches . |
| 21 | The trembling Lupescu replies : ‘ Perhaps two or three dollars for an ordinary joke , but five for a really good one . ’ |
| 22 | As a sort of consolation for the others , it was agreed that a second force of cavalry , somewhat larger , perhaps two thousand , should come along behind , as support , but to keep their distance for the sake of secrecy and only move if called for . |
| 23 | We know that the projected new Ilyushin Y-type fighter aircraft is n't due to come into full-scale production much before the early 1980S … perhaps two more years before they are in full service with trained pilots and maintenance crews . |
| 24 | After my uncle 's death in April 1976 he visited Wyvis Hall on perhaps two , or at the most three , separate occasions simply for the purpose of looking it over and reaching a decision about the disposal of furniture and effects . |
| 25 | That would be one less thing for him to worry about with regards to his mother , for she would still be mistress of the house , at least until the war was over , which might go on for a year , perhaps two . |
| 26 | I 'm not suggesting that you need to go quite this mad , but one , or perhaps two extra masts do make life so simple and easy . |
| 27 | Mr Kundra added : ‘ He stays at the flat from time to time — perhaps two or three times a year . ’ |
| 28 | Whereas before I 'd be home for perhaps two hours and then away for five months , now I appreciate that there 's a lot more to life . |
| 29 | In the wild , Harrises work together , with perhaps two on the ground bolting rabbits out of their holes ready for those in the sky to pounce on them . |
| 30 | It will presumably then decline , and some presently unconsidered part of the world — perhaps Africa , or Arabia — will rise to prominence ; but for the moment there is little doubt that the Pacific era is beginning , it will reach its full flower in perhaps two or three decades , and will then enjoy or suffer the supremacy known to other oceans and regions in the decades and centuries past . |