Example sentences of "[vb -s] for two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It loops for two miles through the city , lined with splendid palaces dating from the 14th century . |
| 2 | Both countries were among the non-permanent membership of the Council , which sits for two years , the others for that particular two-year period being Canada , Colombia , the Ivory Coast , Ethiopia , Finland , Malaysia , Romania and Zaire . |
| 3 | If Labour 's petit Bourbons fail to recognise at last that the division of the non-Tory vote has for two decades made majority Labour government impossible , and that the Liberal Democrats are not going to disappear , then at least a disunited rump of the UK will be consigned forever to that category . |
| 4 | However , as noted above , the scheme also allows for two kinds of heterogeneity . |
| 5 | Fraud essentially occurs for two reasons — inherent criminal intent or the resort to deceit and plunder in a vain attempt to salvage a crumbling empire . |
| 6 | Now one of the biggest stage success stories of recent years arrives for two weeks at the Liverpool Empire from Thursday and the cast ca n't wait to play Peggy Sue , Oh Boy and 28 other Holly classics . |
| 7 | No doubt she will be hoping that The Corn is Green will draw more of her friends to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , when it opens for two weeks on Monday , April 27th . |
| 8 | The story calls for two dogs . |
| 9 | One of them reportedly calls for two months severance plus a month for every year worked . |
| 10 | Extra money for waiting lists has virtually abolished waits for two years — though this has meant more people waiting under one — and targets are being reset to reduce most waits below 18 months . |
| 11 | WATCHDOGS have reached an agreement with Welsh Water which is to peg price rises for two years . |
| 12 | ‘ I am , unfortunately , the one who speaks for two hours in face of Mr Agnelli , ’ says Massimo Aimetti , Iveco 's vice president , finance , with a dry sense of humour . |
| 13 | The papingo shoot lasts for two hours with contestants shooting in rotation and taking as many shots each as the time limit allows . |
| 14 | Disabled and able-bodied children can enrol on the course , which lasts for two hours each Saturday for six weeks and which offers expert tuition . |
| 15 | For the MPhil the portfolio should include one work suitable to form the major item in a concert programme , like a symphony or concerto ; this course normally lasts for two years . |
| 16 | The course lasts for two years and is a combination of taught lectures , tutorials and practical experience . |
| 17 | The validity of a local search result only lasts for two months , and if there is delay in finding a buyer , the search may be extended under the Local Search Validation Insurance Scheme . |
| 18 | The Sub-faculty of Chemistry , which consists of all those involved in the teaching of the subject , meets once a term with an elected chairman ( not usually a professor ) who serves for two years . |
| 19 | The International Guitar Festival Of Great Britain starts on Monday and continues for two weeks . |
| 20 | However , an existing tenancy entered into prior to the above date will not be protected , unless it continues for two years , when it will come within the 1954 Act from 11 July 1992 and be protected thereafter . |
| 21 | It does for two sets of reasons . |
| 22 | Dewi , a former Tokyo bar girl , had faced up to 16 years in prison but could now avoid jail completely if she behaves for two years . |
| 23 | Erm The Trac Trade Union Council in Mansfield basically supports for two reasons . |
| 24 | Each leasehold runs for two weeks of each year , at a particular time . |
| 25 | A play runs for two weeks , but books stay up there on the shelf . |
| 26 | Overseen by two prison officers with help from the psychology Department , it runs for two weeks , full time on perhaps ten or twelve occasions per year . |
| 27 | Our practice has got five doctors erm and Doctor erm Elaine , who comes here , she works for two evenings a week with us , and we have eight thousand patients on our list , and erm sometimes we 're very very busy , and sometimes like in the summer we 're not so busy . |
| 28 | Manufacturers ' software usually provides for two formats , as discussed in Chapter 3 ( see p. 57 ) . |
| 29 | The Act provides for two procedures for extradition between the United Kingdom and foreign states , the new and the old . |
| 30 | The basic plan provides for two classroom periods to spent on each episode . |