Example sentences of "two [noun pl] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
2 | I am sure that the House will bear with me for one or two minutes while I explain what has happened on this occasion . |
3 | It does n't seem two minutes since I saw it last oh big fat tummy , big fat tummy or what ? |
4 | I have only two minutes and I want to make some more points . |
5 | And in , certainly in the two cases that I 've just mentioned , those were the key worries that they had ; but I would hazard a guess and say those are the exceptions to the rule . |
6 | Over two hours since I put this in your lap . ’ |
7 | Whereas with still photographs — I was in this situation for maybe two hours and I shot maybe one or two rolls of film . |
8 | Erm , well I I could n't speak for the latter two programmes cos I do n't know enough about the arrangements there but I have got a a fair amount of knowledge on both tornado and Eurofighter . |
9 | And they 're the only two , yes please , they 're the only two times that I recall sleep walking . |
10 | Talking of which , I 'd better look into these two queries before I do anything else . ’ |
11 | Their veteran prop Kevin Ward commented : ‘ I never knew there was so much intense rivalry between the two clubs until I came to St Helens . |
12 | The gunner of the Fox gave me the final two fingers and I knew the third finger was coming up which meant the " K " gun would be right in my starboard earhole , I put my finger lip and gave the impression I was going to land , whereupon all the Foxes — by this time four or live of them — were given a signal by the leader , and they all turned on their backs and headed where they wanted me to follow . |
13 | About two months after I had returned home , a letter came from Angela Woodin at Bletchley ; she was someone I had wanted to see but had not had the opportunity : |
14 | I set up a solicitor two months after I 'd finished the the assignment . |
15 | ‘ I worked very hard on my game for two months before I came here , everything revolved around this week . |
16 | In the two months since I installed the anemone it has visited virtually every area of the tank , often selecting the most uncomfortable looking places to stay , including perching on the very top of a rather spiky coral ‘ tree ’ . |
17 | It 's two months since I tasted child meat . ’ |
18 | In the whole , two months that I 've |
19 | Paul Reichmann asked me to delay everything for two months and I agreed . |
20 | I 'M getting married in less than two months and I want to lose about a stone before then to get in shape for the big day . |
21 | ‘ As a driver who is generally considered as being more level-headed than most , I want to know whether there is any danger of me being banned for two months if I have an accident here at Phoenix . |
22 | It 's given me the chance to look further into two books that I 've really enjoyed reading than I ever usually would . |
23 | Oh dear , the thing is , as , as far as I can remember I ca n't find it in any of the two books that I 've got out at the moment , it 's not under , but I vaguely remember that you have to dig down a certain . |
24 | My wife is a business woman with two shops and I came out at the height of the rag trade jamborees . |
25 | Well I must confess Mr it 's it 's difficult if we get into a situation where we 've got an area straddling two districts and I do n't have to say why , in some respects . |
26 | There were only two bedrooms and I had to share a bedroom with David 's mother , a living arrangement that I just was n't used to . |
27 | You will follow every suggestion she makes because the only way you can get back to Paris is on two feet and I doubt your ability to even walk across this room . ’ |
28 | ‘ On my own two feet if I have to , but I do n't think that will be necessary . |
29 | There are two matters that I wish to raise with you , Mr.Speaker . |
30 | Will my hon. Friend the Minister allow me to bring a delegation from the Association of Railway Preservation Societies to discuss the matter and the other two matters that I have raised ? |