Example sentences of "[vb base] for two [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depending how quick they actually okay them erm I mean for two years , three years now they they 've just gone straight through with no queries at all . |
| 2 | As soon as a post 's routine was established it would be attacked : Sergeant James and two sappers lay for two days watching a post before deciding that breakfast-time was the right moment for such an attack . |
| 3 | Yeah so imagine how you feel if you 've got another two role plays to do and then try and concentrate for two hours again . |
| 4 | It might mean that the same ten pupils were absent for the whole week ; or it might mean that overall , five pupils were absent for a whole week , plus two pupils absent for two days , plus 21 pupils absent for one day . |
| 5 | The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow appear for two nights at London Astoria as part of an extensive European tour . |
| 6 | We found oncogenic human papillomavirus in the cervixes of 76 ( 64% ) of the 118 smokers and 26 ( 41% ) of the 63 non-smokers , a significant difference ( χ 2 =8.02 , df=1 , p=0.005 ; χ 2 test for two proportions ) . |
| 7 | This difference was statistically significant ( χ 2 =4.54 , df=1 , p=0.033 ; χ 2 test for two proportions ) . |
| 8 | Knowing , for example , that the firm will have a cash surplus , say for two months prior to the payment of a large creditor , such as the Inland Revenue , means that the company will be able to arrange to deposit cash over this period to obtain the maximum returns . |
| 9 | Bring slowly to the boil , whisking constantly , and cook for two minutes . |
| 10 | TAKE a piece of fish , cook for 20 minutes until it has a wood-like texture , marinate for two days in soy sauce and sesame oil , then serve . |
| 11 | we we we speak for two days at least in compiling a script . |
| 12 | Cost for two days , including lunch and book pack , is £95 ( £80 for GLAP members ) . |
| 13 | After Looking Stead begin climbing the shoulder of Pillar , and look for two cairns placed either side of the path . |
| 14 | Look for two barrels on one branch |
| 15 | Watch for two tests in the coming months . |
| 16 | I think I read for two hours , but it seemed like ten minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ This particular tie-up is everything we stand for two companies just around the corner from each other which were dealing with firms from outside the area . |
| 18 | whether we needed to go back for anything to go in the fridge or freezer If I got this page sort of full by the end of the week , people there were picking out their , they were getting tea bags and coffee and biscuits , you know for two pages full , I 've got one page full and of course with that I could get erm , packet of the Ferrera Roche |
| 19 | hundred and odd , there , but you know for two packets |
| 20 | I have now returned to live in London where I teach for two days a week at the Royal Academy Schools ’ . |
| 21 | The picture and sound disappear for two seconds while the recorder goes into reverse . |
| 22 | In addition Gary Nesbitt , who was the non-executive deputy chairman , and Michael Isaacs , who was the development director , have agreed to a non-competition agreement , which last for two years in Mr Nesbitt 's case and 18 months in Mr Isaacs ' . |
| 23 | She should now aim to be 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) below her starting weight on most days ; she should reduce sugar on cereal to just one teaspoon ; she should use less meat when making up meat meals like stews , using more vegetables instead ( this is as well , of course , as maintaining the goal for fat reduction from Week 1 ) ; she should have salted meat or salted fish only three times a week in total ( you will remember that salt goals last for two weeks each ) ; she should have one or two pieces of fresh fruit each day ( this is as well as the goal for Week 1 , having pulses with one meal each day ) ; she should have a brisk twenty-minute walk each day . |
| 24 | The truce will start on Sunday and last for two weeks . |
| 25 | The Supreme Court charged Cerda himself with ‘ lack of discipline ’ , suspended him on half pay for two months , and replaced him by another judge who dutifully closed his case . |
| 26 | Add red pepper and chilli and saute for two minutes . |
| 27 | She studied midwifery at the Hôtel-Dieu in Paris under Marie-Claude Pour for two years during the late 1740s . |
| 28 | X terminals appeal for two reasons . |
| 29 | bollocks you go for two weeks , no you can |
| 30 | ‘ I ask for two reasons . |