Example sentences of "on for [adv] two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The search for Louise Butler had been going on for over two days . |
| 2 | Although its voluntary recruits diminished , the order had managed to limp on for nearly two centuries under Ixmarity 's watchful eye . |
| 3 | The affair had been going on for nearly two years . |
| 4 | This went on for about two hours , and then they got into their boats and sailed away . |
| 5 | The wax is on for about two minutes , and it takes two seconds to pull it off . |
| 6 | These began around 1947 and went on for about two years . |
| 7 | He said he would probably stay on for about two years after the tunnel opens for passenger traffic , probably next summer , and would then take a very long holiday . |
| 8 | The argument ground on for almost two years , in a mood of escalating resentment and bitterness . |
| 9 | Terry had written out a very detailed plan for a farm-school project for juvenile offenders that he had been working on for almost two years . |