Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a couple of " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a really good view of it you 'll need to go a couple of miles to the north . |
| 2 | Here a young couple got on and tried to find a couple of seats which were situated together preferably away from everyone else . |
| 3 | The station has broadcast a couple of times legally over the past year . |
| 4 | This method is , however , a little long-winded if you only want to edit a couple of lines . |
| 5 | But the last week or so has provided a couple of classics , little exchanges that appear to have nothing to do with policy and everything to do with ego , bitterness and vendetta . |
| 6 | But we do need to consider a couple of other areas . |
| 7 | The man with the baskets tried to kick a couple of scrawny hens out of his path and they fluttered towards the edge of the road . |
| 8 | Mr. Bridges has asked a couple of pertinent scientific questions — but let's hear more from him before , perhaps , returning to the audience here in the studio for some more of their opinion . ’ |
| 9 | The form of the on-loan Arsenal forward John Bacon , who has scored a couple of crucial goals in recent weeks , and Stuart Gauld 's uncanny accuracy from penalties and free kicks , are potentially lethal weapons in the Derry armoury . |
| 10 | Cover and simmer until the berries have ‘ popped ’ and are reduced to a juicy pulp — you may need to add a couple of tablespoons of water . |
| 11 | about three years and it has bled a couple of times . |
| 12 | ‘ You 'll need to take a couple of drivers with you . |
| 13 | Just want to say a couple of |
| 14 | Brian Clough has already made an inquiry for the player he tried to sign a couple of years ago from Arsenal and , if Leeds go out of the European Cup tonight , a rapid departure could be on the cards . |
| 15 | Investing a fortune and then upping sticks a couple of years later is generally a recipe for being out of pocket . |
| 16 | As all the members of our group are volunteers , we expect to make a couple of hundred pounds profit on the event , which will help support our other activities during the year . |
| 17 | ‘ I just want to make a couple of movies a year . ’ |
| 18 | Before we go on to explore in some detail how the Stress Syndrome comes about I want to make a couple of general points . |
| 19 | ‘ You mean wait a couple of months ? |
| 20 | One evening after she 'd completed a couple of laps of the pool she was surprised to see David Markham stroll out of the changing-rooms on to the poolside . |
| 21 | Within three and a half seconds he 'd made a couple of marks on the paper and shoved it back . |
| 22 | I 'd seen a couple of caesarian sections , but I 'd never done one or been shown how . |
| 23 | Although she 'd seen a couple of nice men recently , when it came to the heavy breathing Miranda found that she did n't want to be touched intimately by anyone she did n't know well . |
| 24 | Says Lt Watts , a Northern Ireland veteran : ‘ Before Bosnia I 'd seen a couple of bodies in road accidents but that was just it . |
| 25 | I 'd noticed a couple of characters in different bars who also seemed more interested in the people than the liquor , and it did n't need any Sherlock Holmes to know who was paying for their drinks . |
| 26 | He 'd done a couple of circuits before they stopped . |
| 27 | Then I seemed to grow a couple of inches , and thin out . |
| 28 | And we I tell you we 'd got a couple of hundred in ours . |
| 29 | In fact I 'd told a couple of the group — Mr and Mrs Kronquist , I think it was — that I was going up to Summertown . ’ |
| 30 | Supposing , when Rozanov and I visited the porno bookshop , I said I 'd bought a couple of hardcore videos , hired a video recorder at the hotel , and spent two afternoons watching porn in my room . |