Example sentences of "had taken a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had taken a couple of square inches of rock cocaine from wherever he had hidden his supply and was chopping it with his knife on to Trent 's shaving mirror . |
| 2 | Whether or not horses understand landing procedure ( they do n't smoke or have to cope with seat-belts ) , it occurred to me that we had taken a couple of bites at the cherry on our approach — I could only guess how near we came to dismantling the gateway to India , for there are no windows in those vehicles . |
| 3 | I had taken a couple of slices of bread up the tree with me , with the intention of feeding small pieces of pinched flake into their midst to see if they would accept them . |
| 4 | Then , entering Henry 's land once more , they had taken a couple of fences in good style and returned home in excellent spirits , congratulating each other warmly . |
| 5 | Rory had been down home in the country all day long , working on some bad debt accounts with Tom Holdfast , so he and Mallachy had taken a couple in the Wellington Park to wash away the nasty taste of commerce . |
| 6 | He had taken a couple of tablets of synthesized dope . |