Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] for two [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
2 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |
3 | I mean if Glasgow breaks down for I mean if the pros get called out for two weeks it 's not gon na make a big deal of difference at Norwich . |
4 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |
5 | The Sergeant and the Constable had continued on for two steps through the door towards their senior officer without realising that they had left Jimmy behind . |
6 | The traumatic experiences the men had already been through — the drama of the inrush of slurry , the knowledge that they were entombed , the foul air they had lived in for two days , and the threat of the gathering gas — meant that the half-mile walk wearing apparatus , and a further one and a half miles to the surface , would be a severe test of their remaining stamina and resolve . |
7 | But the men stayed locked up for two hours until their boss agreed they would repair the faulty central heating immediately — on overtime . |