Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] a couple [prep] [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | about three years and it has bled a couple of times . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll need to take a couple of drivers with you . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Investing a fortune and then upping sticks a couple of years later is generally a recipe for being out of pocket . |
| 11 | ‘ I just want to make a couple of movies a year . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You mean wait a couple of months ? |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Within three and a half seconds he 'd made a couple of marks on the paper and shoved it back . |
| 15 | I 'd seen a couple of caesarian sections , but I 'd never done one or been shown how . |
| 16 | Says Lt Watts , a Northern Ireland veteran : ‘ Before Bosnia I 'd seen a couple of bodies in road accidents but that was just it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He 'd done a couple of circuits before they stopped . |
| 19 | Then I seemed to grow a couple of inches , and thin out . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | and it was later on when she 'd had a couple of tomatoes . |
| 22 | He 'd had a couple of sessions with his union rep and had been told not to worry , it was just a way of filling some quota ; if anything , his job was probably more secure now than it had been before . |
| 23 | I 'd had a couple of drinks , lapped up some fast food , and jumped into a cab . |
| 24 | ‘ We 'd had a couple of years to put the break-up into perspective and I know , personally , I was missing the lads and the buzz I used to get from songs like ‘ Suspect Devices ’ and ‘ Straw Dogs ’ . |
| 25 | They used to do some outrageous things together when they 'd had a couple of beers . |
| 26 | After he 'd played a couple of tunes , the organ grinder took off his old frayed cap and handed it round the crowd that had gathered . |
| 27 | Sister Hope told me she 'd known a couple of pneumonias opened up by mistake . ’ |
| 28 | We 'd spent a couple of days practising the relay . |
| 29 | All crews agreed it was a top-notch event and plan to meet next July for a re-match , when they hope to entice a couple of crews from Chapelcross onto the water to make it a truly inter-site event . |
| 30 | As always , we would welcome other volunteers prepared to devote a couple of weeks ' work a year , unpaid and unthanked , to help make this competition the fairest and best of its kind — particularly for those who read the correspondence . |