Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that she intended accepting any favours from him , but she knew he was booked in for two nights , which gave her time to return his hospitality if she could not manipulate tonight into a Dutch treat . |
| 2 | I liked to find my own stories — and I was just beginning to place the best of them in national papers when I was whisked off for two years ' National Service . |
| 3 | The double bed had been made up for two and there were two pyjama cases — relics of a past time — one embroidered with the letter ‘ I ’ , the other with an ‘ A ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
| 5 | All the defendants were bound over for two years on a personal bail of £350 and some were also fined . |
| 6 | O'Doherty , who had not taken part in the obstruction , was fined £5 for allegedly leading the singing of ‘ We shall overcome ’ ( a charge he denied ) , and the others were bound over for two years on £50 personal bail . |
| 7 | Kenneth Shoane , 66 , was bound over for two years by Maidstone Crown Court in Kent yesterday for making threats to kill Kate Kray , 35 . |
| 8 | " He was bound over for two years in Leeds , but that ended last month . " |
| 9 | But the men stayed locked up for two hours until their boss agreed they would repair the faulty central heating immediately — on overtime . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The company has an agreement with its work force that when work is short employees will be laid off for two weeks on full pay [ and ] after that they will have to apply for unemployment benefit … . |
| 12 | On another occasion when I was holed up for two days in a tiny cottage in Snowdonia while it poured with rain , an ordnance survey map , my first hand knowledge of the area and an illustrated catalogue of Turner 's work allowed me to prepare for locating the sites where he worked . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It is for this reason that patients are followed up for two years after treatment . |
| 15 | The £750,000 Payton has been ruled out for two weeks with a torn hamstring sustained in the FA Cup replay defeat by Portsmouth . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | But even so , when Angie first materialised I suppose I was a bit put out for two or three days . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |
| 20 | Tait will be ruled out after being sent off for two bookable offences against Chester City in Saturday 's 1–1 draw at Feethams . |
| 21 | Officials from the HSE told MPs that their work on implementing the recommendation of Britain 's advisory committee on asbestos was held up for two years while they worked on the EEC plan . |
| 22 | Despite a 150-strong police presence , traffic was held up for two hours as the farmers taunted Britons , shouting and waving banners which read ‘ Britain is an island . |
| 23 | Tory MPs protested the measures may be held up for two years because of delays on the Bill to ratify the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 24 | The morning train from Sidney picked up milk from various farms for shipment to Victoria and on at least one occasion it was held up for two hours while cows , that had been turned into the bush the previous night to pick up what nourishment they could were searched for , rounded up , milked and the milk loaded for the trip to town . |