Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | She had already been allowed to stay on for two years beyond the age when she would normally have had to retire . |
| 6 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |
| 7 | 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 ? |
| 8 | They said I had to lie down for two hours because I was going to be groggy , but I thought Fred would be worried . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But the men stayed locked up for two hours until their boss agreed they would repair the faulty central heating immediately — on overtime . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |