Example sentences of "two [noun] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took me two hours to paint out the damage that Sweetman had caused to our hull . |
| 2 | The hydrogen supply was shut off within 10 minutes , but it took two hours to put out the blaze . ’ |
| 3 | Over a lifetime these two strategies yield almost the same number of offspring but an older male clearly needs the quicker success and he takes the greater risk . |
| 4 | In many ways these two opinions sum up the different preconceptions , experiences , attitudes and priorities of the two sides . |
| 5 | A bit sentimental ( let's face it , two 35-year-olds mooching down the aisle are hardly embarking on life 's first great adventure ) but pleasant enough . |
| 6 | Of the two reasons given here the first is unconvincing in the light of the Group 's proposals on the amount of learning progress that each level would encompass . |
| 7 | The two pictures hanging on the wooden beam in the left of the photograph perhaps show a more popular way of displaying miniatures , which is nonetheless very attractive . |
| 8 | Therefore , these two speeches sum up the difference between Brutus and Cassius : Brutus works unselfishly and nobly for the good of the people of Rome , disregarding personal cost ( for it did cost Brutus a lot to kill Caesar ) , while Cassius is jealous of Caesar 's great power and begins the conspiracy with hopes of gaining more prestige and power for himself . |
| 9 | As the two fighters move around the area looking for an opening in each other 's defence , various manoeuvres to distract and break the opponent 's concentration can be employed . |
| 10 | She saw two cars disappearing down the dirt track , away from the cottage , their tail-lights gradually swallowed by the gloom and the relentless downpour . |
| 11 | Its carved edges resemble horse harnesses , while two snakes coil around the top . |
| 12 | These , these two keys produce exactly the same effect . |
| 13 | Because the two models have exactly the same implications for the data one can not use the data to discriminate between them : the two models are observationally equivalent . |
| 14 | It took Victoria just two decades to climb virtually the full length of the international road safety league table and it did so by actively engaging many organised elements of society . |
| 15 | It makes no sense for two countries to build essentially the same satellite , and the surge-tide of new satellites from Europe and Japan is threatening to kill ideas that the Americans have had for years . |
| 16 | When a protozoon divides , its two offspring have almost the same numbers as the parent , but one of them has just one number augmented by 1 and the other has just one number decreased by 1 . |
| 17 | The Corporal fired another burst and then he went off with two Commandos to find out the result . |
| 18 | The two rigs bringing up the rear , swung round in a complete circle , and reversed to sit side by side some thirty yards from the front door . |
| 19 | The two boats to take up the lead were Barthelsson and Strandman who sailed right away from the fleet , opening up an enormous lead . |
| 20 | While the two aircraft commanders get their heads together to sort out the best approach to the problem we have been set , the two pilots sort out the flying side of life . |
| 21 | The stark juxtaposition of these two statements sums up the whole dilemma facing arts teachers , and consequently illustrates the central issue I want to discuss in this chapter . |
| 22 | He and Tam Henderson spent two days setting up the recording equipment before the orchestra arrived . |
| 23 | To bring out the contrast with UK policy , we can consider a specific case , that of the MMC inquiry into the White Salt Market. ; Two firms supplied virtually the entire UK salt market and , over the 13 year period taken by the MMC , their prices had been identical and had changed identically within a few weeks of each other . |
| 24 | Two families discover how the divide between the north and the south is narrowing . |
| 25 | And it says two families discover how the divide between the north and south is narrowing . |
| 26 | Well erm two families discover how the divide between north and south is narrowing and one lives at Wigan one family lives at Wigan and the other family , no er yeah the other family live at Bedford . |
| 27 | And two families discover how the the divide between the two is narrowing . |
| 28 | Of the other two operatives making up the team , she had always enjoyed a special rapport with the phlegmatic C. W. Whitlock . |
| 29 | confusing because you 've got two people bringing in the ideas , |
| 30 | Yes , I must admit I had one or two people going up the loo and looking , I mean people stop and look when we first had all the stuff outside , you know , what you doing in there ? |