Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv prt] for a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't you take the duty room and go and lie down for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 2 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 3 | The second and third weekend I get to the lake just before daybreak armed with a pair of binoculars and settle down for a couple of hours in a spot which gives me a good view of all , or most , of the water . |
| 4 | The first came in 1977–8 against Australia and he began with fifties in his first three innings , only to join the Packer brigade and miss out for a couple of years . |
| 5 | Lindsey came on and sat in for a couple of numbers and really enjoyed being back on the boards with us lot . |