Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for [art] couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The boy 's concentration lasted for a couple of seconds after the halt was achieved . |
| 3 | Josie disappeared for a couple of minutes and then reappeared with some pillows and a duvet . |
| 4 | It was all the greatest nonsense but the scare ran for a couple of days . |
| 5 | In 1978 the Kufra Assembly met for a couple of hours each evening for a week . |
| 6 | He was jitterbugging with the recoil , and the gun 's momentum kept his first sweep going for a couple of yards even after he realised he 'd missed me . |
| 7 | In addition , you will need good relations with the media for you 'll often find yourself ringing a newspaper asking for a couple of hours " grace . |
| 8 | We were in Bath to stay for a couple of weeks with my parents , in time for Christmas and ‘ New Year 's ’ . |
| 9 | They came to a simple fence which was crossed by a stile , and here Alina rested for a couple of minutes before going on . |
| 10 | The sound man struggles for a couple of numbers to actually pull their frequencies back to earth . |
| 11 | Allow the adhesive to dry for a couple of minutes , then gently try to move one or two pieces , checking to see whether they have been stuck down firmly enough . |
| 12 | Many anglers arrive for a couple of days fishing and seem quite happy to bivvy up in one swim and wait for the zander to arrive . |
| 13 | In most cases , these symptoms persist for a couple of days . |
| 14 | The Prophet sat for a couple of minutes , gathering his strength . |
| 15 | Stir fry for a couple of minutes . |
| 16 | The sneezing bouts continued for a couple of days , accompanied by shivering and coughing fits . |
| 17 | N now then , the other thing is when Dennis Healey went to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , he was shout down shouted down , but |
| 18 | I do n't think any MP has ever been to the monetary system to ask for a couple of million pounds , actually . |
| 19 | The conversation continued for a couple of hours . |