Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] two [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm usually very sore for two days after a race .
2 Since file sending is quicker than fax sending , it 's also possible for two Ultrafax equipped machines to fax between themselves quicker , and therefore more cheaply , using this file send facility .
3 It is possible for two productions to be mounted so that numbers are divided — possibly four productions may be put on , if that is thought worthwhile .
4 This is possible for two reasons : a reduction in internal losses and increased lamp efficiency due to a much higher operating frequency .
5 It is also possible for two actions to be conjoined in a simple additive way without any suggestion of temporal or causal relationship , e.g. : .
6 Many of the country lanes were so narrow that it would not have been possible for two vehicles to pass each other , but after half an hour , they cut into the main road that ran south from Cherbourg to Carentan .
7 But this would itself be merely an instance of the general fact that with most sentences it is possible for two people to understand them but disagree about their truth .
8 The roads are terrifyingly steep and on the map look like coils of intestines , which translated into reality become dizzying sets of hairpin bends , too narrow for two vehicles to pass in comfort at any speed .
9 Chan ( 1992 ) considered transactions data on the twenty shares in the MMI for two periods : August 1984 to June 1985 , and January 1987 to September 1987 .
10 Stephen left a message , grateful for two days ' grace .
11 The best you could do would be to sit very close to another frog , and if possible between two frogs which are close to one another .
12 There 's £25 for the best , £10 each for two runners up .
13 Erm how many twos in that well we can think of that as two times two over two times five .
14 The real damage must be much lower for two reasons :
15 thirty eight for two minutes in n it ?
16 but Pete if he , I mean I do n't see why he does n't if he went private for two years he 'd make enough to retire , in two years , no sweat , he wo n't have to work again , I mean I bet his house is paid for
17 The relationship of a computed solution , such as that in Fig. 24.2 , to the unknown exact solution is similar to that between two solutions with slightly different initial conditions .
18 For example , where an execution only customer ( whose relationship with a broker/dealer was that of principal in respect of decisions as to which securities to purchase and at what price ) starts to take and rely on the broker/dealer 's advice as to what to buy , a fiduciary element may be introduced into the relationship rendering the clause defining the relationship as that between two principals ineffective .
19 At the same time I can not help feeling that the defence is one which ought to be used with great discretion , and that for two reasons .
20 ‘ I mean , ’ Corbett said forcefully , ‘ that for two decades Alexander III ruled this country with little or no assistance from the French .
21 He stayed like that for two days .
22 she 's been like that for two days now
23 I have n't done that for two years .
24 I travelled all so all this , Jim that 's alive now I done that for two years .
25 Cos I mean , I remember saying that , they , he knew somebody that had a catheter for two years !
26 Japan will always be memorable for two things : for Niki 's moral courage and for Hunt 's perseverance in adversity .
27 That cost will now be shared with MCI , which expects the venture to be profitable after two years .
28 He does n't like kissing , he noticed that after two years .
29 You do this for two reasons .
30 The regime established under the European Convention is able to be and in fact is of a totally different order of effectiveness — this for two reasons :
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