Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] about two " in BNC.
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| 1 | A part of his inheritance has gone in a number of ventures ; his books make about two and six a year . |
| 2 | This little ritual lasted about two minutes after which she raised her eyes and calmly told me that my money signified ‘ death ’ . |
| 3 | Stepping into the space vacated by TV-am , GMTV inherited about two million viewers — breakfast television 's biggest single audience . |
| 4 | The highest tides in England occur about two days after the New Moon . |
| 5 | It was converted from a nobleman 's residence situated about two and a half miles north-east of San Gimignano on the way to Certaldo , is surrounded by its own gardens and is tastefully appointed in every aspect . |
| 6 | The one-time art teacher retired about two years ago from St Mary 's Sixth Form College in Middlesbrough where he taught for about 20 years . |
| 7 | Now let us pause for a moment to think about two landmarks in Mrs O 's progress . |
| 8 | Although the meeting lasted about two hours , we were offered no refreshment , and we are wondering whether there are any statutory regulations in this connection . |
| 9 | She continues to catch and bring back bees , one at a time , until each larva has about two bees to eat . |
| 10 | Although Concurrent 's Series 3200 proprietary machines provide about two thirds of sales , the company expects its Unix line to take over . |
| 11 | The controversy centres on the assumptions made about two of the terms , V and Q : whether and how they are affected by changes in the money supply ( M ) . |
| 12 | And as far as non-elected bodies goes about two fifths of all public money is now spent by quangos who are not accountable to the people of this country in any way shape or form so I recommend all of these decisions , including paragraph B. |
| 13 | underlying the musical and , indeed the whole New Age Movement , are the astrological ages of man — each age lasting about two thousand years . |
| 14 | In 1619 Sir Thomas Smith , who had been treasurer of the Company since 1609 , was pushed into retirement and the new directors led by Sir Edwin Sandys brought about two important changes . |
| 15 | ‘ I developed the pin curl looks about two years ago and have since changed the technique by dressing the hair more with back-combing and pinning it up for a more avant-garde finish . |
| 16 | The road forked about two hundred yards in front of her and Donna leant forward in her seat , willing the car to greater speed . |
| 17 | Today , Roddick spends about two months a year travelling the world , picking up tips about natural ingredients to go into her products . |
| 18 | The Herbarium in Edinburgh holds about two million dried plant specimens , and the living collections in the Garden represent about 15,000 species , not to mention varieties and cultivars . |
| 19 | So when the five year come up I 've no longer insurance alright , er I so i c if I change the pump costs about two hundred so I s so I said |
| 20 | A receiving station operated by the European Space Agency near Rome acquired about two months worth of data from the thematic mapper before transmitting equipment broke down . |
| 21 | The cottage stood about two hundred yards back from the road , accessible only by a narrow drive flanked on both sides by stone walls . |
| 22 | This was followed by an intense artillery bombardment lasting about two hours , forcing everyone in the orchard to keep well below ground . |
| 23 | The stage of expulsion of the child from the uterus and its journey through the vagina takes about two hours of this time and is the most painful stage . |
| 24 | Al Palanza Jr 's brother died about two weeks before the letter arrived from Greenville County Department of Social Services , he said . |
| 25 | Most events take about two hours and are normally limited to 20 places , so booking in advance is essential . |
| 26 | This barn conversion had about two acres of totally untouched field surrounding it . |