Example sentences of "for two [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , about the same except for two strangers who happened to pop in , county types . ’ |
| 2 | If they worked for if six men worked for two hours they 'd work |
| 3 | For two hours they made love , never leaving each other , even for the brief periods when they lay still , nibbling ears and lips gently ; always delaying the splendour until the last possible moment , and always achieving it together , gasping and roaring , moaning and crying , seven times . |
| 4 | He says they told us to wait for two hours which we did then they told us to wait another hour and a half . |
| 5 | For two hours our own guns have been bombarding us , and if it goes on I shall take my company and bombard the gunner with these grenades ! ’ |
| 6 | The child was allowed into the bedroom and for two hours she watched her father die . |
| 7 | For two hours he 'd have me swimming after a brush held in front of my nose , while he set the pace up and down the side of the baths . |
| 8 | Our recommendations for two resorts which offer interesting contrast are : |
| 9 | Not bad for two blokes whose life story is ‘ We 've been making music as a hobby for eight years , and now we want the money ! ’ |
| 10 | She pressed her forehead against the cool glass and for two minutes she did not move . |
| 11 | Over two hours , this can be wearing for two minutes it 's fine . |
| 12 | So for a minute you have obviously got a hundred and eighty words and for two minutes it 's double that amount . |
| 13 | Police are on the lookout for two youths who viciously attacked a 13-year-old Middlesbrough schoolboy at the Mandale picnic area , robbing him of his wristwatch . |
| 14 | POLICE are searching for two youths who escaped from Castle Huntly young offenders institution in Perthshire last night . |
| 15 | The woman 's ordeal began shortly before 8pm on Tuesday when she slowed her Vauxhall Astra car for two youths who were pushing a dark blue or black Ford Escort across the road . |
| 16 | And er the War ended as you know in November eighteen and er when the War came to an end the the Government introduced a form of service whereas if er we youngsters volunteered say if you volunteered for two year they gave you twenty pound and two months leave you see , if you volunteered for three year they gave you forty pound or was it thirty , thirty forty , and er three months leave . |
| 17 | Neil for two congresses I 've come here and I spoke to your predecessor about team working and the team working concept and I told th your predecessor that the steel union was about to takeover our craftsmen and our general workers . |
| 18 | It is quite a normal procedure , and for two mothers who had quite easy births , having these stitches had been the worst thing about it . |
| 19 | Mr. Richards rightly does not deal with the judge 's decision as such , but he is unable to uphold the judge 's ruling for two reasons which can be stated at once . |
| 20 | For two reasons it is not : midges and numbing cold . |
| 21 | The procedure is often of great value , but it 's suggested that for two reasons it should only be used in urgent cases — both out of consideration for Land Registry staff , and to avoid the possibility of their being swamped by too many such applications , resulting in delay , which would defeat the whole purpose of the operation . |
| 22 | And er you wo n't drive naturally for two reasons I suppose . |
| 23 | I would an for two reasons I , I 'm going to give her quite a long course . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , and for two pins you 'd ask him to tea ! |
| 25 | This was her half-brother , and for two pins she would have hugged him . |
| 26 | The driver wound down his window and cursed him , adding that for two pins he 'd tell the police . |
| 27 | For two pins I 'd send them all crashing to the bottom . |
| 28 | Fact , for two pins I 'd have taken the joint out of the oven and put me 'ead in instead . |
| 29 | For two pins I 'd send this lot home and have you all to myself . ’ |
| 30 | For two pins I 'd go up and slap your ukulele in the face . ’ |