Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The whole business has dragged on for two weeks already and it looks like going on even longer . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | This strategy has worked well for two years , reducing delays suffered by our passengers . |
| 4 | I do n't like sitting here for two hours . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Theorists feel compelled to do so for two reasons . |
| 7 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 8 | She had already been allowed to stay on for two years beyond the age when she would normally have had to retire . |
| 9 | They would come see perhaps for two or three weekends you know . |
| 10 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |
| 11 | I was unsure whether to make her Northern , like my own mother , which works wonderfully well with Zelma-like lines , eg. ‘ If you were me , would you wear the blue dress with the beading that everyone 's seen me in , or the new one I 've kept hanging up for two years ? ’ or ‘ Sha n't I buy the beef , then ? |
| 12 | There were no photocopying machines in those days so from the day the collection was shown the sketchers had to work frantically for two or three weeks afterwards from about eight to midnight drawing models for all the clients . |
| 13 | They said I had to lie down for two hours because I was going to be groggy , but I thought Fred would be worried . |
| 14 | Stephen and he had worked closely for two years now , but there was no question of the men sharing a social relationship , as she and Stephen did with James and Elaine . |
| 15 | But now EMI has been accused of exploiting its workforce — in particular , by deliberately sacking casual staff before they 've worked there for two years , thereby depriving them of statutory redundancy pay and other employment rights . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 18 | The week after next I have to go away for two weeks . ’ |
| 19 | But the men stayed locked up for two hours until their boss agreed they would repair the faulty central heating immediately — on overtime . |
| 20 | In a business where fees are usually paid on a success only , rather than an hourly , basis , this may come a bit hard to people who have worked hard for two or three months on a deal only to see it fall at the last hurdle . |
| 21 | In your case you may be able to say that your spouse has committed adultery and you find it intolerable to live with her ; or that you have lived apart for two years and you consent to the divorce . |
| 22 | In sharing the Reds ' upset win in that national trial he proved a bit of success as a distributor and made two scorching breaks which hinted at a swashbuckling touch to his nature : ‘ I was very keen to make a good impression in the trial because it took place a week after my ‘ B ’ debut against Ireland and I wanted to make up for two particular errors in that game . |
| 23 | Adrian Littlejohn had given United side a 61st minute lead to make up for two earlier misses from Brian Deane as the home side took a grip on the game . |