Example sentences of "two [prep] his [noun pl] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a muttered exchange through the bars , the captain ordered two of his officers to stand by with pistols drawn while he unfastened the padlocks . |
| 2 | come on down … no not the jetskiers but you … its competition time … pens and paper ready … we 've Nigel Mansell 's new book and two of his hats to give away … so let's get going |
| 3 | come on down … no not the jetskiers but you … its competition time … pens and paper ready … we 've Nigel Mansell 's new book and two of his hats to give away … so let's get going |
| 4 | Two of his comrades had relatively minor head wounds and received first aid in the trench before heading back to a safer area . |
| 5 | Brother Denis came out from the guesthall , Brother Paul from the schoolroom , with two of his boys peering out from behind his skirts , two novices and two grooms from the stable-yard , and half a dozen brothers from various scattered occupations , all appeared on the scene almost before the porter was out of his lodge in haste to greet Prior Robert , the sheriff and the guests . |
| 6 | Although Maidstone was now beginning to display the fact that he was far from sober — his walk was a little unsteady and one or two of his words did not come out exactly right — the visit to the hatshop passed off without any untoward incident . |
| 7 | He jerked his head and two of his companions stepped forward and deposited an assortment of weaponry and equipment on the ground in front of Springfield . |
| 8 | Two of his partners protested promptly that the said Susy was fully deployed on their cases , and Peter Yeo settled down to reorganize the workload , emerging after ten minutes ' hard negotiation with more or less the conclusion he had wanted . |
| 9 | Two of his brothers ended up in the House of Lords . |