Example sentences of "[noun sg] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tent can be put up in as little as five seconds and has enough room to provide shade and wind protection for two adults . |
| 2 | Literary fiction may not be big in numbers but it will be big in promotions in preparation for two birthdays — 10 years for Black Swan in September , 12 for Picador in October . |
| 3 | The last opportunity for two more of our total of 314 entrants to gain a place in the grand final . |
| 4 | FIRE closed the main A19 Tees viaduct for two hours at Middlesbrough last night . |
| 5 | Her sister Harriet has had the cottage for two years . |
| 6 | I tell this story for two reasons . |
| 7 | The owners of 8 and 10 Millbank are seeking planning permission for two ground floor bedroom extensions and dorma bedrooms and bathrooms at the rear of their homes . |
| 8 | ‘ Glimmers of hope ’ after lowest jobless rise for two years |
| 9 | a fixed-term contract for two years or more entered into from 6 December 1965 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for state redundancy pay , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term . |
| 10 | a fixed-term contract for two years or more entered into from 6 December 1965 can include an agreement in writing by you to exclude any claim that you may have for state redundancy pay , where your dismissal consists only of the expiry of the term . |
| 11 | And we worked on this contract for two month , to try it out for him but we were thirty pound a week less , and we had over two hundred slates a day more , on the on this contract . |
| 12 | THE NUCLEAR installation inspectorate is to prosecute the Central Electricity Generating Board for two alleged breaches of safety regulations at the Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent . |
| 13 | For hanging clothes there was a slot behind the bedheads of about eight inches wide , enough in Filmer 's case for two suits . |
| 14 | I suspect the latter in your case for two reasons : |
| 15 | This is the case for two reasons : many signers report another sign for AMERICA which is disappearing ; the sign itself is not ‘ transparent ‘ , and there is no known link between the sign and any visual image . |
| 16 | The major change was structural provision for two transepts near the pulpit . |
| 17 | The plans , like those prepared in 1939 , included structural provision for two transepts , near the pulpit , to be built at a later stage , though it now seems unlikely that this will ever happen . |
| 18 | TACMA 's provision For two separate bands for continuous and intermittent transmission ( Bands B and C ) should prevent mutual interference between these two major types of system . |
| 19 | These Acts make provision for two types of surrogacy , the first by a regent , the second by counsellors of state . |
| 20 | There is specific provision for two items to be taken into account as a prior charge on the assets before any division is made . |
| 21 | ‘ You , I understand , have been her guardian for two years ? ’ |
| 22 | The process of recollecting the events of the Passion is the catalyst for two kinds of knowledge : knowledge of sin which awakens sorrow , and knowledge of love which awakens joy . |
| 23 | I have stopped the bullet close to the hook for two reasons , the first being that crust is light and buoyant to an extent even when soaked , so the closeness of the bullet will stop it from rising off the bottom any more than the 1½ inch distance of the plastic leger-stop from the hook . |
| 24 | ‘ Besides , schools make a reduction for two , do n't they ? |
| 25 | ‘ Riddle drew the usual wages from the bank on Friday , sir , but he also cashed a personal cheque for two hundred and ninety pounds . ’ |
| 26 | I 've had , I 've had two hundred pounds worth , I 've given her a cheque for two hundred pounds |
| 27 | Of the four , Nutty saw hope for two — given twice their allocated time and decent , trained horses to ride . |
| 28 | Today 's journey will take you to the Royal Chitwan National Park for two nights at the Gaida Lodge . |
| 29 | Noel 's Garden Party will be packing them in at Haydock Park for two days over the August Bank Holiday . |
| 30 | they reckon I climbed up the outs the outside of a fucking multi-storey car park for two flights . |