Example sentences of "it [verb] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | A proposal for the reform of the Italian railway network advocated the dismissal of the board if it failed for two years running to achieve performance targets ( Santoro 1985 ) , and the Spanish Socialist government has similarly toyed with the idea of sacking unsuccessful chairmen ( Tamames 1983 : 371 ) . |
| 2 | It loops for two miles through the city , lined with splendid palaces dating from the 14th century . |
| 3 | Almost 20 people aged 16–25 attended the Young Persons ' Health Clinic at Park Place Health Centre when it opened for two hours on February 7 . |
| 4 | This afternoon it poured for two hours solid . |
| 5 | No doubt she will be hoping that The Corn is Green will draw more of her friends to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre , when it opens for two weeks on Monday , April 27th . |
| 6 | It survived for two and a half years under the Georgian Social Democrats ( mainly Menshevik ) , and instituted important reforms . |
| 7 | But they say you must leave it running for two days . |
| 8 | I had a visitors ' visa , renewed annually but I simply forgot and let it go for two months . |
| 9 | He tried the hook , got a top edge and it went for two over the keeper 's head . |
| 10 | But it was a Vauxhall Astra van but I mean it was E reg and it was three years ago and it went for two thousand quid ! |
| 11 | However , an existing tenancy entered into prior to the above date will not be protected , unless it continues for two years , when it will come within the 1954 Act from 11 July 1992 and be protected thereafter . |
| 12 | It does for two sets of reasons . |
| 13 | He had a Phillips G eleven , he took it home and plugged it in , it ran for two hours |
| 14 | Overseen by two prison officers with help from the psychology Department , it runs for two weeks , full time on perhaps ten or twelve occasions per year . |
| 15 | Probably not a lot these days , but at the start , we 're told , it stood for Two Guys and a VAX — has anyone signed for the movie rights yet ? |