Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the [num ord] two year " in BNC.
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| 1 | SINBAD has been cleaning the windows in Channel 4 's Brookside since 1984 , although he has only been on a regular contract for the last two years . |
| 2 | Firstly , he has been involved with the team as a test driver for the last two years ' development of the incredibly successful active-ride suspension system which powered Mansell to the world title . |
| 3 | But the terms of funding for the last two years of the programme remain uncertain . |
| 4 | The acknowledged leader in modern first editions , which have been greatly in vogue for the last two years . |
| 5 | Horst Klosterkemper , chairman of the relevant committee but probably better known as the man who made the European Team Championships in Dusseldorf such a success , acknowledges that the event — without sponsor prize money for the last two years — has lost some of its gloss . |
| 6 | Sistelcom 's president , Victoria Reinoso , announced that investment in the new system was running at some $3.5m per annum , and acknowledged that the system would run at a loss for the first two years . |
| 7 | Here are a few examples from the programme for the next two years : |
| 8 | Ajax join English clubs in European exile , as UEFA bans the club for the next two years they qualify for Europe , as punishment for the previous week 's crowd trouble , when the Austria Vienna goalkeeper was felled by a metal spike . |
| 9 | They 'd been sharing a cell for the last two years . |
| 10 | At a series of meetings at Rosyth yesterday employees were told that although the yard had a substantial workload for the next two years , it was vital to reduce overheads and capacity to improve its competitive position . |
| 11 | Labour costs per head are still 50 per cent above Scandinavian levels but are falling steadily and with work for the next two years all Govan now needs is a substantial new order before the middle of 1994 to ensure its future . |
| 12 | As you know , we have been valiantly battling against this awful proposal for the last two years . |
| 13 | It is also one of the major voices in the industry , with John Chance acting as chairman of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors ’ Opencast Coal Committee for the last two years . |
| 14 | But local mum Carol Lambird says she has been locked in a wrangle with Durham County Council for the last two years after her son Christopher was diagnosed as dyslexic . |
| 15 | Mr Dobson , whom police said was about 40 , had lived with Ms Bell , a receptionist , at their Darlington home for the last two years . |
| 16 | We would increase the public sector borrowing requirement for the first two years before reducing it sharply for the rest of our term of office to balance the books over five years . |
| 17 | There were a lot of people there who felt seriously about what they were fighting for but people went there for a good fight really , they had n't been able to show any aggression for the last two years . |
| 18 | In 1830 , when the governor , Edward Nicholls , returned to England on sick leave , Beecroft took over as acting governor , a post he held with distinction for the next two years . |
| 19 | Despite its demise , we still have to pay this tax for the next two years and can be subject to warrant sales or heavy fines for non-payment . |
| 20 | They live with a puppy walker for the first two years . |
| 21 | She added : ‘ I went round to his house every day for the last two years . |
| 22 | But this win was all about tactics , not times , and the way she demolished a field including two women who have beaten Liz McColgan in major championships — Elly Van Hulst ( who still holds the world record she set in taking the 1989 title ) and Lyn Jennings , the world cross-country champion for the last two years — must have whetted her appetite for Stuttgart and the ‘ real ’ world championships in August . |
| 23 | The proposed schedule for the next two years in relation to promotion of materials through the Christian Aid mailing is as follows : |
| 24 | Sharp was also appointment to be Canada 's delegate to the IRFB for the next two years . |
| 25 | She defended successfully in 1888 , did not compete in 1889 and 1890 , but returned to challenge successfully in 1891 and retained the title for the next two years . |
| 26 | She did five episodes a week for the first two years but then began to ease up after her record career began to take off . |
| 27 | There are few in who wo n't recognise , Wallingford 's maltings manager for the last two years . |
| 28 | THE type of ball being blamed for Scotland 's penalty miss against Malta — on the basis that it is lighter than normal — will be in use for the next two years in internationals , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 29 | The probable absence of both Graf and Seles is particularly disappointing , because they have dominated the women 's game for the last two years . |
| 30 | The third leg of the Otago treble is expected to come in March when Mike Brewer , Mains ' Otago captain in recent years , is chosen as captain of the All Blacks , even though Gary Whetton , captain for the last two years , is again available . |