Example sentences of "[verb] in about two " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two and one half inches of rain had fallen in about two hours , the sky clearing just before sundown . |
| 2 | You should know in about two months whether your application has been successful . |
| 3 | " I have n't seen her for several weeks then she came in about two hours ago — sort of staggered into the kitchen , and she was carrying the kitten in her mouth . |
| 4 | Cellulose is not proof against attack and it was reckoned that a new car 's shine would be ruined in about two years . |
| 5 | The second volume , containing a detailed textual commentary , will appear in about two years time . |
| 6 | He 'll never be among the winners ( top runners finish in about two hours 10 minutes ) , but he likes to complete a marathon in under four hours 25 minutes . |
| 7 | ‘ I still had to get to New York where my plane was due to leave in about two hours . ’ |
| 8 | The result of this inquiry should be known in about two weeks . |
| 9 | I once saw a science fiction movie about time-travellers in the future ; towards the end of the film the whole story is speeded up and re-run in about two minutes . |
| 10 | Well the main squad would come in about two o'clock or three o'clock and er was already for them to start working . |
| 11 | I had put in about two hours detecting time by now and these were the only two non-ferrous items I had found apart from some scrap lead . |
| 12 | With cautious feeding the new culture should be well established in about two weeks . |