Example sentences of "for [art] [noun] [conj] two " in BNC.

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1 Always have two people to carry each gift i.e. two for the bread and two for the chalice ; a friend and catechist .
2 I needed four ; two for the pram and two for the cot , and I was given two more .
3 In the more marginal areas , most notably Seoul and its surrounding Kyonggi province , the DP secured an unexpectedly high level of support ; it won 25 of the 44 directly elected seats in the capital , compared with 16 for the DLP and two for the UNP .
4 Its main programmes are thoughts for the day and two regular programmes — one for children and one broadcast for adults on Sunday evenings .
5 The most common is the one with a large , single pocket for the rods and two or three smaller pockets for umbrella , rod-rests and bank-sticks .
6 It spanned the road ahead , the brickwork streaked with dark tears and three black holes in the middle , one for the traffic and two smaller ones on each side for pedestrians , and they looked to Preston like mouths , or nostrils , breathing fog .
7 Two pieces 11¼ × 16⅜in for the ends , two pieces 16⅜ × 33⅝in for the sides and two pieces 10½ × 33½in for the top and bottom .
8 Your old WEM Dominator uses ECC83 valves for the preamp and two EL84 valves for the power amp .
9 Each night , five men were needed , three for the gates and two to move between them , so the responsibility was heavy .
10 These moves would not disgrace a HVS climb were it not for the fact that two sets of in situ threads protect them perfectly : a good testing ground to see if you are up to greater things .
11 Erm I would like to apologize on behalf of myself and my proof reading team for the fact that two calls for nominations that erm that are in this newsletter do n't actually appear to have closing dates on them .
12 We turned over the Bundesliga championships , and then were unlucky to come across an inspired Rangers side , who , but for the odd-bribe or two could have gone all the way .
13 The Church Commissioners also handle the stipends of the diocesan and suffragan bishops , as well as stipends for the deans/provosts and two residentiary canons at all but two of the cathedrals .
14 A small boy in pyjamas put down the basket he was weaving and looked at the face for a second or two , then turned back to his basket .
15 Charity gazed at him for a second or two .
16 If we pick up the leg of a horse that is not used to it , it may tolerate it for a second or two , and then snatch it back from us .
17 They would take a lazy bottom turn , stall as they climbed up the wave , then disappear behind the curtain for a second or two , reappearing like actors at the end of a play to take a bow .
18 For a second or two Luke did not comprehend .
19 Sit on the lavatory and start to pass water ; stop the flow for a second or two , then continue .
20 Authoritatively , he snapped his surname into the ‘ phone , listened for a second or two , then replaced the receiver on to its cradle .
21 I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two .
22 Apply the pad , soaked in remover , to the nail for a second or two ; allow to soften before swabbing off the polish thoroughly .
23 He thought of his Jermyn Street shirts blowing in the orchard , with pleasure ) and then , for a second or two , she stood quite still , looking down , the back of her hand to her forehead under her dark fringe .
24 For a second or two his eyes seemed to be searching her as he glanced at her dark , tightly fixed hair , her face , her shoulders and her long neck .
25 For a second or two the moon escapes from behind the rushing clouds casting silvery shadows on the ruined abbey .
26 The shares were six times subscribed and opened at 193p , staying there for a second or two before going decisively through 200p ; at the year end they stood at 218p , a rise of 70% on the issue price , and were valued on a historic price/earnings multiple of 30.8 ( and yield of 1.4% ) .
27 We stand there for a second or two .
28 For a second or two Ben knelt there in front of him threateningly , his whole body tensed as if to act .
29 Perhaps not as bad as Buff , because the animal had only been there for a second or two and I had told them it was a robot .
30 For a second or two David looked stricken .
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