Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] the [adj] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uterus itself will lessen in size and weight during the next two months after delivery ( from about 500 grammes to around 60 ! ) and ovulation will recommence . |
| 2 | Northern Ireland 's experience in Spain and Mexico in the last two World Cups taught them that heat can pose more problems than the opposition for British-based players . |
| 3 | They will apply to fourth and fifth-formers , aimed at providing the pupils with more choice and flexibility during the last two years before they can leave school . |
| 4 | Departures and connections in Reading are designed to develop the reading skills of elementary and pre-intermediate students of English , and are based on the structures and vocabulary of the first two levels of Streamline English . |
| 5 | My right hon. Friend has shown the utmost skill and stamina over the past two days in keeping us away from the dangerous path towards the centralised Europe that none of us who are good Europeans want to see . |
| 6 | England lost their most important batsman and bowler from the last two Tests , for apart from Gooch 's broken hand Fraser pulled a rib muscle , and his accuracy was very sorely missed . |
| 7 | The SW18 is noticeably superior in both finish and sound to the previous two models , although the laminated spruce top and nato neck , back and sides are the same . |
| 8 | It was intended to hold meetings of regional councils and officials in the next two weeks to discuss the mechanics and legal issues surrounding the proposal . |
| 9 | " I woll that the said Felliship shall have for evermore the presentement , nominacion , and admyssyon of the said two Preestes of the said two services and the removing and puttyng out of them … |
| 10 | The ladies ' K4 was significant not so much for the Germans and Hungarians in the first two places but for the Chinese who took the bronze , their first ever World medal . |
| 11 | The Department of Health has given the boards £60 a head to train 23 000 eligible HVs and DNs over the next two years . |
| 12 | The histories of Nicaragua and Mozambique over the past two decades have similarities . |
| 13 | Because of the differences in structure and gradings in the above two assessments , it is impossible to make direct comparisons , but the 1989 review includes within its Category 16 ( Other Physical Sciences ) , such diverse subjects as astronomy , oceanography , and meteorology , some of which have teaching and research connections with the earth sciences . |
| 14 | Studies from the USA , Australia and the UK demonstrated a highly significant relationship between foetal exposure to lead and birth weight , head circumference and development during the first two years of life . |
| 15 | With three years of system building and integration under its belt , the company intends to focus on software distribution and development for the next two or three years . |
| 16 | Note the pp of the horn against the p of clarinet and bassoons in the last two bars , where it is merely completing their harmony . |
| 17 | It was reported that about 20,000 refugees fled to Uganda and Zaïre in the last two weeks of January as a result of the fighting . |
| 18 | Three booklets and three audiovisuals are being produced from a wealth of materials collected from workshops organised throughout Argentina and Uruguay during the past two years . |
| 19 | The War Ministry was blamed for the desperate shortage of arms and ammunition during the first two years of the war , and for the tardiness with which domestic industry was harnessed to war production . |
| 20 | ‘ We have invested a lot of money in people , offices and warehousing over the last two years ; and this will only show through in the company 's profits in 1994–95 . ’ |
| 21 | A fascinating and challenging work , by internationally renowned Marxist historian E. J. Hobsbawm , tracing the history of nations and nationalism over the last two centuries and dispelling much of the myth that surrounds modern nationalism . |
| 22 | As an artist Robin Winters has left a riotous trail across America and Europe in the past two decades , a path strewn with paintings , sculptures , drawings in all media , writing , installations , performances and events which appear to have combined all of the above . |
| 23 | The intellectual challenge to Christianity in Western Europe and America over the last two hundred years has all too often tempted it to retreat into a ghetto ring-fenced by claims about the unassailable insights granted to those with faith . |
| 24 | These are issues which have been the subject of research and discussion in the last two decades reflecting the growing awareness of the existence of an unmet need for legal assistance with problems and the development of law centres and other agencies to meet it . |
| 25 | Someone who can act as bodyguard and chauffeur for the next two days . |
| 26 | This kind of movement would cause panic and injuries in the top two floors . |
| 27 | During the early part of August , the haulier completed all the deliveries to English locations , leaving Bridgend , East Kilbride and Belfast for the last two weeks of August . |
| 28 | Metering has been on trial in England and Wales for the past two years , to assess whether it is a serious option as a basis for domestic charges from the year 2000 — when the present charging system based on the rateable value of your house is due to be scrapped . |
| 29 | Anglo-French forces landed there in September 1854 and fought the battles of the Alma , Balaklava and Inkerman in the next two months . |
| 30 | He is to travel to Exeter and Derby in the next two days . |