Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | All crews agreed it was a top-notch event and plan to meet next July for a re-match , when they hope to entice a couple of crews from Chapelcross onto the water to make it a truly inter-site event . |
2 | They used to do some outrageous things together when they 'd had a couple of beers . |
3 | The selectors knew they were playing with fire when they decided to arrange a couple of club fixtures and they have duly been consumed in a conflagration of their own making . |
4 | really the ninth month except they decided to stick a couple of m extra months in to get the twelve . |
5 | They 've got a couple of young kids , four and five , so she 's probably got her work cut out with them . |
6 | Erm but you know if if they 've got a couple of years in er something and |
7 | Oh they 've got a couple of erm these |
8 | 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 |
9 | She said they 've had they 've had a couple of days out here trekking , trying to catch people ! |
10 | The girls had come out of surgery ‘ looking like they had gone a couple of rounds with Frank Bruno ’ . |
11 | That very morning , it appeared , they had lost a couple of turns — one of which had been two sisters : a singing and dancing act . |
12 | When they had eaten a couple of mouthfuls they started to open their mail . |
13 | And erm I they had to have a couple of I mean I think |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . ’ |
16 | 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 ’ . |