Example sentences of "not [verb] for two " in BNC.
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| 1 | There , I did not eat for two weeks , and Bothwell 's children — there were two babies — were born dead . |
| 2 | Foinavon had not won for two seasons and was considered a plodder and a sketchy jumper — hardly the type for the rigours of the National . |
| 3 | The unions said the minister promised them in a private April 19 meeting that the operator 's status would not budge for two years . |
| 4 | However , the fact that the futures contract for June settlement continued to trade at a 26-point premium to ‘ fair value ’ ( 23 points — the notional premium for buying all Footsie stocks now , but not paying for two and a half months ) indicates that most pundits see the market making further headway after Easter . |
| 5 | He could not sleep for two days before Billy 's first night , on 1 May 1974 , and he was unable to eat during the day of the opening show , which was attended by Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother . |
| 6 | Crawford stormed out and did not return for two weeks , and then only to pick up his mail . |
| 7 | My grandmother was taken ill with a burst ulcer and an ambulance was called for her at 10.45 , but it did not arrive for two and a half hours . |
| 8 | Octreotide concentrations dueing CSOI did not change for two hours after meal consumption ( results not shown ) . |
| 9 | These figures do not allow for two important aspects of the situation . |
| 10 | Not bathing for two days was no great inconvenience when he only had himself for company ; not shaving suited him fine when there was no woman to complain of beard burns . |
| 11 | Yeah I 'm only I 'm not working for two pound fifty . |