Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] [verb] a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |
| 2 | I should like to make a couple of points about the Bill 's two substantive provisions before turning to its hidden agenda . |
| 3 | I know you do n't much like them , that I should have asked a couple of the hospital people as well as people who share my interests — ’ |
| 4 | I 'll have skinned a couple of them |
| 5 | I could have won a couple of the frames but he just played too well for me . |
| 6 | Five frilly nightdresses straight from mail-order , their labels still attached — I 'd 've nicked a couple only I did n't know what disease they might be carrying . |
| 7 | ‘ And I 've always wanted to do a kiddies ’ series like Sesame Street , ’ he was saying ‘ but of course I 'd want to eat a couple of the little bastards afterwards , if that would be OK with you . ’ |
| 8 | I 'd like to spend a couple of winters in sports PR and marketing , while my name is still on people 's minds before I retire . |
| 9 | The mover has covered the motion extensively , but I 'd like to add a couple of more points . |
| 10 | and sods and I , I , I 'd like to buy a couple of lighting effects , but I mean |
| 11 | Erm , th I 'd like to make a couple of points about traditions , women 's traditions , one is particularly looking at th the oral tradition o , the tradition of poetry in Scotland , and there 's a very rich tradition of Gaelic poetry , and ballad singing , as |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to make a couple of calls . ’ |
| 13 | In respect of these erm motions , I 'd like to make a couple of points on each one . |
| 14 | Before concluding , I would like to raise a couple of objections to the view I am advocating . |