Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | After two abortive attempts to bring the drugs in by lorry from Belgium , the gang made two successful runs involving transporting consignments of 99kg and 72kg . |
| 2 | Nixon 's forced resignation over the ‘ Watergate ’ political scandal in 1974 , together with the fall of South Vietnam to Communism in 1975 , were major blows to US self-confidence , and the 1976 election revealed two clear alternatives to the realpolitik of Nixon and his successor Gerald Ford . |
| 3 | In November 1938 , the Cambridge Board produced two new major proposals for the development of its rural areas scheme . |
| 4 | The New Zealand Toxic Substances Board produced two reports in 1989 in which they compared consumption in 33 countries and prevalence in 20 advanced-economy countries over periods between 1970 and 1986 . |
| 5 | At each of the 40 junctions the driver made two judgments . |
| 6 | The impresario got two bedrooms . |
| 7 | A Palestinian stabbed two Jews to death and wounded 20 others in Tel Aviv on March 17 . |
| 8 | The out of court settlement made two days before the trial was to be heard has been hailed as a legal milestone by the Spinal Injuries Association . |
| 9 | Mum got two |
| 10 | As New Scientist revealed two weeks ago ( 27 January , p 217 ) you will have the chance to vote on how you want a love story to end . |
| 11 | In Yuill v Wilson [ 1979 ] STC 486 ( CA ) ; [ 1980 ] STC 460 ( HL ) , the UK resident taxpayer provided two overseas companies , with which he was connected , with the opportunity of realising a gain and was held to be assessable on the gain . |
| 12 | Then the roof of the grotto glowed two times lighting the water and the company a little , nothing was to be seen of the keeper or his coffin , as though it did not happen . |
| 13 | The photograph depicted two naked men , engaged in one of the most nauseating of homosexual acts . |
| 14 | Each cell housed two or , in some cases , three people . |
| 15 | Find out how one pond became two in this month 's project . |
| 16 | To put these contentions into effect the applicant made two applications in the district court to which the cases had been transferred . |
| 17 | The barracuda swam two complete circles with Trent watching . |
| 18 | Another experiment involved two sets of six sweets . |
| 19 | The Radio 2 Arts Programme devoted two whole hours to the singing of people who could not sing . |
| 20 | Marshall , 34 , who announced his retirement from international cricket after the World Cup , has signed a new contract with the county and will fill a gap created two years ago when Paul Terry stepped down as No 2 to Mark Nicholas . |
| 21 | The First Coalition pursued two lines in the search for peace . |
| 22 | The deal involved two power-generating companies : Wisconsin Light and Power sold the right to emit 10,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide to the Tennessee Valley Authority for $3 million . |
| 23 | Their unusual width prevented two cars passing Albert Square Fleetwood until this curve was relaid , delaying their entry into service until the winter season 1928 . |
| 24 | York had a five-week trial with Villa at the start of the seasan after being spotted when the club played two games in Trinidad in the summer . |
| 25 | His study compared two sets of students . |
| 26 | Nerina 's card showed two years of B pluses and A minuses in communication studies and sociology , and then a term of Cs and Ds , and then back up to straight As . |
| 27 | Peroperative cholangiography showed two clips partially placed over the CBD , which were subsequently removed . |
| 28 | He had lived in Stepney for most of his life and had come to South London to work for Joe Maitland when the warehouse opened two years ago . |
| 29 | Alton Cycling Club fielded two members : Jeff McGill recorded 25–33 and Stuart Willis 25–50 . |
| 30 | The result echoed two straw polls which were conducted by the Herald earlier in the month . |