Example sentences of "[verb] off for two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Smith 's mini gamble paid off for two ends later he stole a single to tie the score at 1-1 . |
| 3 | 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 … . |
| 4 | Basically you will listen for maybe seven minutes then you switch off for two minutes then you switch on again and then you try and think well what was I listening to seven minu well you know , three minutes ago what was probably said in the last two minutes . |
| 5 | A dress I , I sent off for two sizes , I 'm glad I did now because I thought you know that the small one would be okay for them , but it 's not , there 's the hat |
| 6 | No it was our summer holiday , I went off for two weeks , when I came back Paula was off for a month . |
| 7 | Birmingham striker John Gayle got sent off for two bookings in as many minutes … |