Example sentences of "[vb infin] for a couple " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The General Herborising was also conducted by the Demonstrator who led his more expert colleagues further afield , sometimes to the coast where they would remain for a couple of days or more . |
| 2 | ‘ You can take me to a hotel , somewhere I can stay for a couple of nights until the police can find the very sick person who sent that letter to me . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ We wo n't know for a couple of days but everything points to her having used large amounts of cocaine , ’ a senior detective told TODAY . |
| 4 | And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 5 | Also , voting for this season 's 1st team seems interesting , but should we wait for a couple of weeks before all signings are done . |
| 6 | It will run for a couple of years , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Pedro How would you like to not see for a couple of days ? |
| 8 | A bottle will keep for a couple of hours once out of the fridge , but if you need to keep it for longer you should store it in an insulated cool-bag until it 's needed . |
| 9 | ‘ See what it would cost for a couple of places on her ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If you can sleep for a couple of hours , while the tablets take effect , I 'm sure by this evening you 'll feel much more your old self . ’ |
| 11 | Every now and again the music would cut for a couple of seconds and there would be some faint , whispered phrase that would haunt its way down the wire , but she could n't make out what was said . |
| 12 | To ease the pressure , a truckload of Commandos were taken to the rear where they could relax for a couple of days . |
| 13 | He 'd only go for a couple of hours to his London office . |
| 14 | Erm we 'll we 'll go for a couple of social eve evenings but probably the bulk of it will be during the day the er Saturday and Sunday . |
| 15 | yeah , right okay then , we shall go , I hope the weather keeps up because I want a good week next week , we 're gon na work out where we 're gon na go for a couple of days are n't we ? |
| 16 | I 'll walk for a couple of hours . |
| 17 | It does not come for a couple of times . |
| 18 | He did n't reply for a couple of minutes . |
| 19 | Your home will not suffer for a couple of weeks without anyone to look after it any more than when you go on holiday . |
| 20 | ‘ He will sulk for a couple of days and promise never to do it again , but before long he 's at it as usual . |
| 21 | She said she would shop for a couple of hours on her own , that she did n't want him with her while she mooched around dress departments . |
| 22 | Because New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives , shows would close for a couple of months when the Girls would be sent home for a holiday on half pay , which was better than the average salary in Britain . |
| 23 | Dealers at one licensed dealer would habitually sell a stock whose price would rise for a couple of weeks or so although not enough to cover the spread — before reverting . |