Example sentences of "they have [verb] a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to do some outrageous things together when they 'd had a couple of beers . |
| 2 | They 've got a couple of young kids , four and five , so she 's probably got her work cut out with them . |
| 3 | Erm but you know if if they 've got a couple of years in er something and |
| 4 | Oh they 've got a couple of erm these |
| 5 | Well th they , they 're used to selling cheapy stuff , they do n't know if they can sell this , they 've taken a couple on |
| 6 | She said they 've had they 've had a couple of days out here trekking , trying to catch people ! |
| 7 | The girls had come out of surgery ‘ looking like they had gone a couple of rounds with Frank Bruno ’ . |
| 8 | That very morning , it appeared , they had lost a couple of turns — one of which had been two sisters : a singing and dancing act . |
| 9 | When they had eaten a couple of mouthfuls they started to open their mail . |
| 10 | And erm I they had to have a couple of I mean I think |
| 11 | Then , entering Henry 's land once more , they had taken a couple of fences in good style and returned home in excellent spirits , congratulating each other warmly . |
| 12 | The large launches sent out to do the repairs cost £300 per hour to run and sometimes they have to do a couple of days steaming to attend . ’ |
| 13 | Since then , they have released a couple of impressive extended plays , ‘ Safari ’ and the more recent ‘ Cannonball ’ , and they have just unveiled a new long player in ‘ The Breeders ' Last Splash ’ . |