Example sentences of "i a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I thought that 's two , erm and I a couple of quid did n't I , in the card , then I thought no I wo n't put it in the card I 'll |
| 2 | If he was given them tokens or something like that , it would of been alright , but I , I , I a couple of weeks ago |
| 3 | Robson , who will contact Kenny Dalglish today for an update on Barnes , said : ‘ Kenny has phoned me a couple of times and has told me that Barnes has done some training this week . |
| 4 | So that 's what I do — I bring all my plants and the flowers Mr Frost gave me a couple of days ago . |
| 5 | Give me a couple of minutes , will you ? |
| 6 | At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived . |
| 7 | Copper had trodden on me a couple of times in the stable , very uncharacteristically , and he also ran into a friend of mine while shying at something , as if she was n't there . |
| 8 | ‘ Ca n't you get him to rustle me a couple of good bullocks ? ’ |
| 9 | So I went to a designer , Denise Vaughan of Deni Vee , and she made me a couple of suits which really pleased me and I believed that I was on to something . |
| 10 | ‘ Bill called me a couple of days ago . |
| 11 | ‘ It will take me a couple of days before I can get organised , ’ he said . |
| 12 | She lent me a couple of hundred quid because I was in financial difficulty . |
| 13 | JACK CHARLTON ( Leeds and England 1952–72 ) : ‘ I think he summed it up for me a couple of years ago when they questioned him being an Englishman in charge of the Irish team . |
| 14 | ‘ Fetch me a couple to start with , please . |
| 15 | Lawrence passes me a handful of the standard ones ( white plastic , old Bell records logo ) and then gives me a couple of unusual ones ; heart-shaped and bearing the words ‘ I Love Lawrence ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ I thought I saw you following me a couple of days ago . ’ |
| 17 | On this occasion John had been breeding from a group of Aspidoras lakoi and kindly offered me a couple of pairs to try . |
| 18 | Give me a couple . ’ |
| 19 | She hoisted her umbrella to ward off the light drizzle that had started to fall , gave me a couple of twenty-pound notes , said she 'd look forward to seeing me on Friday , kissed my cheek , then went off to do her shopping . |
| 20 | ‘ He gave me a couple of pills the size of tennis balls and told me to get my head down . |
| 21 | She caught me a couple of times , did that beastie . |
| 22 | She 's given me a couple of great ideas . |
| 23 | He said he was n't when he came to see me a couple of years back . |
| 24 | Cos I was passing it so she gave me a couple of tablets . |
| 25 | ‘ And he telephoned me a couple of times that week from the Institute . ’ |
| 26 | At home , Faye pronounced herself satisfied with the haircut , but her praise was given absently , and after she had told Belinda to hurry and dress as the guests were due at five , she said too casually , ‘ And before you go , love , would you get me a couple of Panadols ? |
| 27 | ‘ I spotted the old Humber while I was on duty and at first thought it would take me a couple of years to restore — but eventually it took seven ! |
| 28 | You 'd only seen me a couple of times , and then you were n't exactly falling over yourself to speak to me ! ’ she spat back . |
| 29 | It took me a couple of seconds to realize she was laughing . |
| 30 | Erm , we 've got a few sponsors , and also a few places that people have agreed to sell the book and display , so Nurseries , Redferns , Malcolm , College Bookshop , Toy and Candy , erm , a bloke from Manchester Insurance has given me a couple of days to sell the book out there . |