Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [adv] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had one chap who worked for me for over two years without one accident , did n't scratch anything , did everything right , he was a wonderful conscientious man , and then one day he was carrying a big box containing some expensive crockery and he tripped on the top step of the stairs and the lot went down , the whole box went right to the bottom . |
| 2 | He 's been secretly watching me for nearly two years . |
| 3 | I have n't spoken to them for nearly two weeks . ’ |
| 4 | I had not seen them for over two years . |
| 5 | they 're saying that their fixing figures by not putting people on the waiting list so the waiting lists are shorter , because they 're putting , not , they 're saying that to people we ca n't treat you for about two years so I 'm not going to put you on the list at the moment , so they 're , cooking the books , that 's what they reckon |
| 6 | Mr Fitzwater reiterated President Bush 's denial earlier in the day that the United States , which has indicted General Noriega on drug trafficking charges and has been seeking to oust him for nearly two years , had initiated the revolt . |
| 7 | I 've worked with him for nearly two years . |
| 8 | It seems that it might take a great deal of commitment and determination to drag yourself out in the pouring rain or snow , until you think about how much you miss your husband when you can not even touch him for nearly two weeks . |
| 9 | She had tried to locate him for over two years , in both America and Canada , where John had been living and working for a number of years . |
| 10 | I 'm not very good with people and , even though Eric is my brother , I have n't seen him for over two years , since he went crazy . |
| 11 | Quite plainly , having so recently finished the work that had absorbed him for almost two years , he was not yet back in the habit of eating lunch at a regular hour . |
| 12 | Emma went out with him for about two months |
| 13 | Sharon , who works at a miniature models factory in Wrexham , said : ‘ I have been teasing him for about two weeks for not being romantic but he has shown me I was wrong . |
| 14 | Sharon , who works at a miniature models factory in Wrexham , said : ‘ I have been teasing him for about two weeks for not being romantic but he has shown me I was wrong . |
| 15 | Have n't seen him for about two weeks . |
| 16 | The expression that had been haunting her for nearly two days . |
| 17 | After trailing her for over two hours Poppy flopped down , but when I approached her she just got up and dived off through a hole in the fence . |
| 18 | Keep putting up , we 've had her for about two years have n't we ? |
| 19 | I ai n't seen her for about two months . |
| 20 | One of his discoveries was originally thought by some to be wrong as no one was able to replicate it for nearly two years ; however , Fleischmann was eventually proved to be correct . |
| 21 | I did not suffer any side effects myself from the new drug but , after I had been taking it for nearly two years , I became pregnant . |
| 22 | I did not suffer any side effects myself from the new drug but , after I had been taking it for nearly two years , I became pregnant . |
| 23 | Follow it for around two miles on the loch shore then turn right to gain a ridge . |
| 24 | ‘ He quit after a fairly short time — I think he may have done it for only two terms . |
| 25 | It is clear the event has Wilson in its grip , despite his being associated with it for only two years . |
| 26 | The first time I wore this , I 'd had it for about two months and I was talking to Princess Margaret , but as we spoke , I could see she was following my hand with her eyes . |
| 27 | Er well I come up here about every two to three weeks and then then I leave it for about two months and then er you know do it that way . |
| 28 | I have n't seen it for about two months . |
| 29 | Right , that 's it , that 'll do , I wo n't go any further and I can get the other things in well we had er , we had an aluminium friend , a double glazed enormous window over our landing and it was , the aluminium was so cold and it was conden there was so much condensation that we had a new window P V C put in , but I tried to sell this other window , cos it was beautiful you see , nothing wrong with it except you know , but nobody wanted it and I kept it and I had it for about two years standing outside and then I thought I can use that and I cut , it was a three section , three lots of glass all in one , cut down , divide it into two and one , and got myself a plant house under the erm |
| 30 | I had it for about two weeks before I told him I 'd got it ! |