Example sentences of "had [been] [vb pp] for two [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now he was of an age to make his own decisions , the first of which was to marry the English girl to whom he had been engaged for two years . |
| 2 | The top coin shows Henry VII ( 1485-1509 ) ; it is the same generic royal image which had been used for two centuries , as can be seen from the close similarity of the image used by Edward I ( compare fig. 3 ) . |
| 3 | The opening night of the Folies had been postponed for two days . |
| 4 | He also promised that the country 's schools — which had been closed for two months because of fears of political violence — would reopen within days , and that a civic work programme would be implemented for Haitian youths . |
| 5 | Consecutive sentences of three months had been passed for two offences of driving while disqualified , with a further six months consecutive for an excess alcohol offence . |