Example sentences of "after [art] couple [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a couple of minutes ' polite talk and the offer of a cup of tea , Mrs Tanner went away to talk to mother . |
| 2 | Or maybe she was happy at the fact that , in a few minutes , after a couple of minutes ' contact with Clara Beeding 's right mitt , she would be skipping around with the best of them . |
| 3 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 4 | Our two testers found Ketsugo cleared their spots after a couple of months ' use . |
| 5 | I phoned the Packard Bell hotline and after a couple of days ' wait they were very helpful . |
| 6 | Most library suppliers produce ‘ library editions ’ of fiction by buying up sets of book sheets from the publishers , adding double strength reinforcing and laminating the dust jackets on to their own boards — the end result having far greater durability than a publisher 's casing , and avoiding the need for binding after a couple of years ' use . |