Example sentences of "have a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever its weaknesses , Switzerland always has a couple of aces up the sleeve . |
| 2 | It has a couple of fully formed battalions , the rest organised in indiviudal companies , two of which are devoted to maintaining public order . |
| 3 | The equally dependable Valerie Masterson has a couple of tracks too , and the orchestras involved are the Philharmonia under John Owen Edwards , the English National Opera Orchestra conducted by Mark Elder , the Scottish Opera Orchestra under Justin Brown , and the New Sadler 's Wells Opera Orchestra under Barry Wordsworth . |
| 4 | Top Arthur has a couple of standard plans constructed from extensive historical research but , if the customer requires it , he will draw up a unique , individual design . |
| 5 | Finally , page 16 has a couple of tasty dessert ideas . |
| 6 | She has a couple of children with her and a third on the way . |
| 7 | It also has a couple of sockets over the ears where you can plug in what is to all effects a stethoscope . ’ |
| 8 | The study room has a couple of armchairs , one heavy wooden chair set at a writing desk , a bookcase set against the east wall by the door , ornaments and furnishings , and a set of five masks ( as described below ) mounted along the north wall . |
| 9 | The word processor also has a couple of bonus features — a thesaurus and spell checker based on the concise versions from Harper Collins . |
| 10 | It has a couple of switches which can be used to modify the output , one of which is /F . |
| 11 | It has a couple of shops , bars and cafés but Malcesine is less than eight miles away , easily reached by local bus . |
| 12 | Fairfax has a couple of gins and tonic ready by the time I have the fire blazing . |
| 13 | He 's wearing a pair of well-presses , dark pinstripe slacks and a white , V-necked T-shirt that has a couple of nickel-sized holes in it , one of which reveals whorls of thin white hair on the left side of his chest . |
| 14 | The best known of the cup-marked stones in Islay is outside the chapel at Kilchiaran ; it has a couple of dozen cups , two of which pierce through the slab . |
| 15 | As Anne has a couple of children and is at home all day she often does lots of baking but also lots of nibbling ! |
| 16 | He has a couple of fields behind his cottage and keeps a few beasts . |
| 17 | The word processor package which I 'm using to write this book has a couple of games built into it — partly for light relief , no doubt , but also to give newcomers the opportunity to play with the system , to get confident in using the tools . |
| 18 | Beeny did n't have any saves to make , although they has a couple of good chances which they mishit . |
| 19 | ‘ I know Jeff has a couple of clients in Alghero . |
| 20 | Es Calo , the sleepy little fishing village which is without doubt my own particular favourite spot , also has a couple of beaches and swimming from almost all the island 's beaches is entirely safe . |
| 21 | No she has a couple of nice pieces though . |
| 22 | I must have knocked it or something and I 'd a couple of shots left and I ought to have shot the swine but I could n't , not while he was sitting there killing himself laughing . |
| 23 | After young bands have had a couple of hit singles , with their album selling well , everybody wants to see them perform live . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've only had a couple of abusive ones , and a couple of nasty telephone calls . ’ |
| 25 | Nothing could wake her up when she 's had a couple of them . |
| 26 | I 've had a couple of nice chats with the people at GMTV , but I told them I was n't in a hurry to decide what I would do next and frankly I do n't envy the people who are going straight on to another show . ’ |
| 27 | I 've already had a couple of tentative enquiries . |
| 28 | They used to do some outrageous things together when they 'd had a couple of beers . |
| 29 | I have had a couple of games at inside centre and am probably more settled in that position but I enjoy playing stand-off most of all ’ . |
| 30 | Sotheby 's had a couple of rare Currier and Ives lithographs : bidding by phone for the very rare ‘ The life of a hunter . |