Example sentences of "a [noun] for the [num ord] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been sharing a cell for the last two years . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The two Officers shook hands , then they both went into the caravan after informing me that they would be attending a meeting for the next two hours . |
| 4 | Well , come by around six , Gayle — I 'm in a meeting for the next two three hours . ’ |
| 5 | Giant London toy shop Hamleys has been getting more than 500 calls a day for the last two weeks from people asking about Thunderbird toys . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He 'd like to shut me up in a box for the next two years . |
| 8 | Yeah , I know , she 's had a hell of a well for the last two or three years . |
| 9 | She 's very sorry you are n't well , but not surprised ; apparently she 's been urging you to take a holiday for the last two years . ’ |
| 10 | Also at the LSE , Hella was guaranteed £60 a year for the first two years of her course by Professor Harold Laski , the brother of Elaine Blond 's first husband . |
| 11 | The first things Dipesh Shah did when he became managing director of BP Solar in March 1991 were to set a target for the next two years and to articulate it to everyone in the company . |