Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past three years 55 patients with symptoms of bladder outflow obstruction were recruited for two clinical trials . |
| 2 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
| 3 | A CONVICTED sex attacker who kidnapped a six-year-old girl from a playground was jailed for two years yesterday after a top judge said the law forced him to disregard the man 's long criminal record . |
| 4 | A MAN involved in a confrontation between groups of Catholics and Protestants in a Dungannon carpark was jailed for two months at Cookstown Magistrates Court yesterday . |
| 5 | He and his wife were going for two months . |
| 6 | St John 's Wood station was closed for two months from February to April for repair of the escalators . |
| 7 | The presence of the ICAM-1 molecule on the cell surface and the expression of ICAM-1 mRNA were investigated for two colonic carcinoma cell lines . |
| 8 | The debate was adjourned for two hours whilst Shamir , Peres and other party leaders travelled to Yosef 's Jerusalem home to discuss the proposal . |
| 9 | A TWINBROOK man was jailed for two years yesterday after pleading guilty to three charges of arson . |
| 10 | AN UNEMPLOYED man was jailed for two years yesterday for a knife attack which left his victim 's life hanging in the balance . |
| 11 | Earl was suspended for two matches for his assault . |
| 12 | Bile flow was collected for two hours after intraventricular injection . |
| 13 | The death penalty was retained for two crimes : terrorism and murder in particularly aggravated circumstances . |
| 14 | Within four days , all the children had returned home , and the school was closed for two months to enable repairs to be carried out . |
| 15 | An electronic trading system was adopted for two reasons . |
| 16 | The case was adjourned for two weeks until April 6 . |
| 17 | The play was meant for two stars , ‘ not a star and a satellite , ’ she said , adding , ‘ It was all very depressing , but I 'm not hurt . |
| 18 | This link was required for two reasons . |
| 19 | FIVE German skinheads who kicked a black immigrant to death were jailed for two to four years yesterday . |
| 20 | In the latter instance a whole timetable was freed for two days , this being in itself an innovation , and two classes , 6 and 7 , combined to work in groups with their teachers and a local inspector . |
| 21 | A table was set for two . |
| 22 | The first attempt on the buttress was delayed for two days because of bad weather , and it took a total of five days to climb the feature , which included a band of loose rock at the base , and reconnoitre the south ridge to the start of a large rock pillar at about 5,900 metres . |
| 23 | The whole pudding was meant for two , but we could n't finish it and I took the remainder home . |