Example sentences of "[prep] [adv prt] [prep] two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conviction could lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years , or both . |
| 2 | At the outset , a ‘ capital repayment holiday ’ of up to two years can be arranged — this means that for two years you only repay interest , reducing pressure on your cashflow . |
| 3 | At the outset , a ‘ capital repayment holiday ’ of up to two years can be arranged — for two years you only repay interest , further reducing pressure on your cashflow . |
| 4 | That Act imposed a penalty of up to two years ’ imprisonment , but this was altered by the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 , in certain cases to a maximum of seven years ' imprisonment and a minimum of three years ' imprisonment . |
| 5 | The Soviet work described in this historic talk concentrated on high-power pinch discharges lasting only a few microseconds with currents of up to two million amps flowing between electrodes in straight tubes . |
| 6 | the view of the traffic planners here is that if the bike is to be seen as a realistic substitute to the car over distances of up to two km , then every point must be made accessible to it . |
| 7 | Police courts could impose sentences of up to six months , and district courts of up to two years . |
| 8 | Compared to VHS-C , though , Video 8 tapes have a longer maximum runtime of up to two hours ( standard play ) , or four hours at LP speed ( ‘ PAL ’ machines ) . |
| 9 | The relocation allowances package covered such items as : legal expenses ; the cost of a structural survey ; stamp duty ; estate agents ' fees ; removal expenses ; the cost of two visits by the family to view accommodation ( this covered travelling and accommodation costs ) ; and a disturbance allowance of up to two months ' salary . |
| 10 | If you have decided to train for an entirely new specialty , such as health visiting or district nursing , you may find yourself having to reimburse course and equipment fees if you leave the job before a specified date of up to two years after your training has been completed . |
| 11 | The appointment will be for a period of up to two years and will be made on the Research Support 1A salary scale £ to £ per annum . |
| 12 | President Howard Smith maintains the problem has been one of long sales cycles by large accounts considering bulk purchases of up to two or three thousand units rather than the impulse buying originally anticipated by Clarity 's business plan . |
| 13 | Infringement of the hospital rules , or quitting without medical consent , carried penalties of up to two months imprisonment . |
| 14 | Is it my right hon. Friend 's intention to restore a custodial sentence of up to two years for that offence ? |
| 15 | They were given suspended prison sentences of up to two years on the grounds that they had caused no serious damage . |
| 16 | Wagenaar ( 1986 ) also found that memories rated as unpleasant at the time were less well recalled than pleasant ones ( for durations of up to two years ) , despite this , events with higher emotional involvement ratings ( ‘ moderate ’ to ‘ extreme ’ ) were generally recalled better than those with lower ratings ( ‘ nothing ’ or ‘ little ’ ) at all retention intervals studied , though again this was a relatively small effect , r(1603)=0.07 . |
| 17 | If a union complains to an industrial tribunal of failure by the employer to consult , the employer may be liable for a compensation award of up to two weeks ' pay per employee affected with a week 's salary being limited to £184 . |
| 18 | Kenneth Clarke , when Home Secretary , announced the establishment of secure training centres where young people aged up to fifteen years could be sentenced for a period of up to two years . |
| 19 | The laws have been strictly upheld , with fines of up to two thousand pounds for smuggling animals into Britain . |
| 20 | This man thinks he 's found one — using excess straw to make a material which can withstand heats of up to two thousand degrees . |
| 21 | It is high-powered and the tape should be audible to the whales from a distance of up to two miles . |
| 22 | The consultant 's have put forward proposals which they believe could halve the amount of police time spent on these administrative tasks and which could put the equivalent of up to two thousand three hundred police officers back on the streets . |
| 23 | They also believe that this will be a lagged response , with prices following an expansion of the money supply with a time-lag of up to two years . |
| 24 | You waited outside in the street for up to two hours , and then , when you got to the box office , the passes were heaped in no known order , and Tory office girls scrabbled through piles of them as if digging for hidden bones . |
| 25 | If you 're not one of the 3.5 million who have already contracted out you will have lost out on the chance to back date for up to two years the National Insurance Contributions rebate plus the extra 2 per cent ‘ bribe ’ . |
| 26 | They will survive without water for up to two weeks ( providing you do n't forget to water too often ) and love hot weather . |
| 27 | He spent half the year in the saddle , touring villages to collect revenues , dispense justice as a magistrate ( with the power to send miscreants to prison for up to two years ) and even to inspect opium dens . |
| 28 | It will have power to delay all legislation other than money bills for up to two years . |
| 29 | Sixteen year olds not in full-time education will be entitled to a new traineeship lasting for up to two years , with an option of a further two years . |
| 30 | There are possible complications of a curable cancer and I shall have to be monitored regularly by Charing Cross Hospital ( because moles are so rare it is centralised ) until my hormone levels return to normal ( This could be for up to two years ) . |