Example sentences of "[verb] for a couple [prep] " in BNC.

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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 With someone who 's not I 'd try and get them to wait for a couple of days and then if they would n't I 'd go through the and get them it today .
3 ‘ 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 . ’
4 He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip .
5 Her output was not impressive but at least she succeeded for a couple of hours in driving the memory of Sybil 's murder into the back of her mind .
6 Parents who have watched their children grow and develop are just as likely to have insights into the development of their child as the teacher who has taught for a couple of years .
7 He usually stops eating for a couple of days but I talk him out of it .
8 wait a minute , we 'll leave that in there we 'll let it go out , see how it goes for a couple of months , Glen will know where we can use any money for that anyway for a couple of months
9 She 's having treatment still , she she goes for a couple of days at a time .
10 ‘ 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 .
11 And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’
12 Sleep for a couple of hours and then see how you feel .
13 Some of this experimental technology will go into SAS release 6.09 , most will roll into version 7.0 , which is n't expected for a couple of years yet .
14 ‘ That 's awfully kind of you , and I should love to come for a couple of days , if I may .
15 Steve continued with us in One until the following March , when he crossed the Atlantic to play for Vancouver Whitecaps for a couple of seasons , but he joined the Palace for a third time in the summer 1981 as our Youth Coach and was then appointed Manager in mid-November , charged with keeping the side in Division Two , following relegation from Division One .
16 I 've been lurking for a couple of months now and I had a couple thoughts :
17 Also , voting for this season 's 1st team seems interesting , but should we wait for a couple of weeks before all signings are done .
18 As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format .
19 Well he it wo n't it wo n't get done for a couple of weeks ' time then you 'll say
20 Stir fry for a couple of minutes .
21 She so wanted grandparents , that she appealed for a couple in the local paper to act as adopted granny and grandad .
22 He had added that his new possession would need ‘ a bit of doing up ’ , but other engineers working at Nigel 's firm seemed almost as fascinated as he himself , and once it arrived on the premises Nigel remarked jokingly , ‘ Not too many lighthouses were made for a couple of years . ’
23 We are looking for a couple of acres owned by the UMWA member which has become the focus of the strike : Camp Solidarity .
24 I 'm looking for a couple of good models .
25 And Mum and Dad are going off on holiday on Saturday , so they wo n't be popping in to visit for a couple of weeks . ’
26 Approaching the crags we 've seen for a couple of days .
27 When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it .
28 In 1978 the Kufra Assembly met for a couple of hours each evening for a week .
29 The Bivvy Dome is E.T . 's latest offering to the specimen lads , a shelter that has been used for a couple of seasons by leading anglers like Ritchie McDonald and Pete Springate and whilst it may not be everyone 's cup of tea , it certainly has its advantages .
30 a thing that 's been used for a couple of months !
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