Example sentences of "[adv] than a couple of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would occupy a fairly modest 2U of rack space , larger perhaps than a couple of its contemporaries , but it has the advantage of a distinctly uncluttered look about it . |
| 2 | But what had been no more than a slowly moving stream less than a couple of metres wide now flowed fast and dark with mud across the full thirty metres of the riverbed . |
| 3 | A third of the people who were successful in stopping , did n't gain weight or gained less than a couple of pounds . |
| 4 | the motive was to steal scrap metal from the company the amount of metal would have been less than a couple of hundred pounds so quite a minor incident in itself . |
| 5 | This took no longer than a couple of seconds to see and understand , a near-abstract image accompanied by a few words . |
| 6 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 7 | With a little cry of distress she turned to flee from the room , but got no further than a couple of steps when Luke caught her . |
| 8 | We could have used more than a couple of training sessions , though , to prepare to meet a team of the All Blacks ’ calibre . ’ |
| 9 | This is equivalent to five days ' trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange , 2.5 times more than a couple of years ago . |
| 10 | They had never drunk more than a couple of beers each , never raised their voices , and always complimented Trent on the fish he grilled each evening . |
| 11 | It was plainly a hungry leopard , for it was creeping up on an unsuspecting black-naped hare , an animal that would hardly have provided more than a couple of mouthfuls . |
| 12 | We have been spinning coins together since I do n't know when , and in all that time ( if it is all that time ) I do n't suppose either of us was more than a couple of gold pieces up or down . |
| 13 | Take special care with long quoted passages ( more than a couple of sentences or more than a few lines of a poem ) , as a lengthy quotation which is not then followed by detailed analysis and discussion is probably being used ( illegitimately ) as a way of replacing rather than supporting your argument ; you should guide your readers through the significance of what you have selected for their attention . |
| 14 | It was so heavy I could hardly seen more than a couple of feet in front of me . ’ |
| 15 | Insiders reckon the notion of slimming the government machine carries even less credibility within City Hall now than a couple of years ago — and even then it was only talk . |