Example sentences of "[verb] a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This took us through Bedford , Northampton , Daventry and Leamington Spa to Solihull where we all managed to catch a couple of hours ‘ shut eye ’ before heading into Birmingham . |
| 2 | well if there 's , if there 's not many people sitting in the day room , perhaps we can pinch one , all the stools seem to be taken there are n't many spare in there , can we pinch a couple of chairs please ? |
| 3 | But when you have a situation where youngsters of 12 or 13 — and in some cases even younger — who may only have won a couple of matches , are being offered $500,000 guarantees to sign up with one of the management companies before they are snapped up by one of the rival agents , the potential for long term damage is enormous . ’ |
| 4 | I could have won a couple of the frames but he just played too well for me . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've won a couple of Sheffield and District Alliances , but this is a bit bigger than that … ‘ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's a time-consuming but very satisfying pastime and I 've won a couple of rally trophies which have added to the pleasure , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Say , he 's won a couple of hundred |
| 8 | We 'll need a couple of weeks to settle in before she comes . |
| 9 | We 'll need a couple of hours at least . ’ |
| 10 | " You 'll need a couple of men on the grounds . |
| 11 | Er depending on how today 's discussions go we 'll need a couple of erm references on er |
| 12 | And then I 'll go up the shop and get some , I 'll need a couple of boxes . |
| 13 | Graham picked up his holdalls and walked away to the cafeteria , where he changed a couple of Swiss francs into loose change then made a call on one of the public telephones , positioning himself in such a way so he could study the two men as he described them to Philpott . |
| 14 | This month Jerzy Gawor 's A to Z reaches G , and covers a couple of nasty parasites and Gas Bubble Disease . |
| 15 | The ford had attracted a couple of hundred spectators , perhaps the largest-ever gathering in the village . |
| 16 | Heating the water , well it heated if you 'd the fire on it heated the water and then you 'd take a couple of buckets out into the bath , plug a couple of buckets in . |
| 17 | G. visits a couple of pollutions which have been giving trouble in the last week or two . |
| 18 | But the plan is for us all to write a couple of things to put on an album . ’ |
| 19 | Try to write a couple of paragraphs here about why the job exists . |
| 20 | Typing in date and time formats is tedious so the next logical steps for any reader whose spreadsheet requires this primitive method of date entry ( i.e 1-2-3 Release 2. x , AsEasyAs , SuperCalc 5 and so on ) would be to write a couple of simple keystrokes macros so that you could reduce the typing required to the minimum . |
| 21 | You 'll be able to , there will be a form they 'll be a subject tutor comment and then there 's leeway within subject areas for the child to write a couple of sentences their |
| 22 | ‘ Since the semi-final everything just revolves round football , ’ says Francie , ‘ And when we were asked to write a couple of songs to mark Derry 's feat in reaching the final , we were only too happy to oblige . ’ |
| 23 | For example , where the accountant currently test checks 20 client files , he might now include a couple of controlled trusts . |
| 24 | They are mainly from France , Germany and Italy but do include a couple from Down Under . |
| 25 | If you are likely to visit the Bridgnorth area it will be well worth your while to see it , but note that it is located a couple of miles outside the town , and a telephone call is necessary to find our when it is open , since Philip 's work involves awkward shifts . |
| 26 | ‘ You can win a couple of small races and the prize money will only pay the bills for three or four months . |
| 27 | Parrish has acted before in the theatre though , landing a couple of solid psycho parts essentially not a lot different from the Fritz character — who changes his name to Eli and then Bud as he escapes across the country having gunned down the demonic rich bitch Twinkle ( one of Sean Young 's better performances ) . |
| 28 | Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box . |
| 29 | And send a couple of your boys up here to keep a lookout . |
| 30 | Or quicker still , send a couple of nifty passes upfield — and you soon learn where your team-mates are . |