Example sentences of "down for a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set the alarm clock for a quarter to midnight , and settled down for a couple of hours sleep . |
| 2 | The second and third weekend I get to the lake just before daybreak armed with a pair of binoculars and settle down for a couple of hours in a spot which gives me a good view of all , or most , of the water . |
| 3 | Now that has come to pass , I think everyone is gearing back down and it will be down for a couple of years before it goes back up ; it just seems to go back and forth . |
| 4 | ‘ As soon as you get round the corner , put your foot down for a couple of blocks . |
| 5 | If he got his head down for a couple of hours he would be nice and fresh for the evening . |
| 6 | Tod held his head down for a couple of minutes , then sloped off . |
| 7 | Just put your papers down for a couple of minutes please . |
| 8 | Why do n't you take the duty room and go and lie down for a couple of hours ? ’ |
| 9 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |