Example sentences of "two [noun pl] [coord] [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We pulled back two goals and they were kicking the ball anywhere to keep us out . ’
2 The first time I wore this , I 'd had it for about two months and I was talking to Princess Margaret , but as we spoke , I could see she was following my hand with her eyes .
3 His reign as champion , however , lasted only two months and he was stopped in the tenth round of a return contest in New York City .
4 But he was not discontented now : we had been in Fe– two days and he was airing his local knowledge to impress Flora , who had just arrived .
5 Two swallows and it was gone .
6 Paisley was the evangelical preacher , embracing the religious and the political in his two careers and he was backed by the Protestant farmers .
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