Example sentences of "[vb past] been [adj] [prep] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , he 'd been one of two warders who had escorted Derek Bentley from the condemned cell to the hangman on January 281953 . |
| 2 | It was an argument that had been simmering for two days , and it was clear he was beginning to waver . |
| 3 | It was not until the early sixties that he was able to resume his film career , but his post-blacklist work had been undistinguished by two top-heavy Yul Brynner spectacles , Taras Bulba ( 1962 ) and Flight from Ashiya ( 1964 ) . |
| 4 | they had been married for two years but had as yet no offspring . |
| 5 | The scheme was launched 14 years ago and had been subject to two public enquiries , both of which recommended the building of a tunnel under Oxleas Wood , at an extra cost of £10 million . |