Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] [art] couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Four of them got together over a couple of decanters of port and I listened to what I could . |
| 2 | so I got together with a couple of blokes from school ‘ Hold Your Head Up ’ by Argent was in the charts at the time We 'd play that again and again and again It was the only bass line I could play properly — because it 's so simple , it 's exactly the same all the way through . |
| 3 | At first he was asked to stand literally for a couple of seconds before being praised and asked to walk on . |
| 4 | He used to come in for a couple of drinks . |
| 5 | ‘ All you have to do is hang in for a couple of days , ’ she told herself . |
| 6 | Sears put on 2 to 92p , helped along by a couple of brokers ' recommendations . |
| 7 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 8 | and go out and that , if you want to come down for a couple of days . |
| 9 | This on-line printer library can magic up a driver for any printer you are ever likely to meet in under a couple of minutes . |
| 10 | The young Robert Zimmerman had changed his name to Bob Dylan and had been wailing away for a couple of years or so , and Nicholson was among the first of his fans who listened to and studied the words of his anti-establishment anthems , ‘ The Times , They Are A-Changin ’ and his ‘ Mr Tambourine Man ’ which was a taunting , haunting song with a very hard edge that white middle-class youth took to be an ode to a dope dealer , which Dylan denied . |
| 11 | He simply wished that he did n't have to contend with the unspoken supposition that the two of them were hiding up there on the Step and banging away like a couple of baboons , which he saw in the eyes of more than one person who wished him good morning when he went into town to pick up his mail . |
| 12 | The two boys picked up their pints and moved over to a couple of chairs by the fire , just vacated by an elderly couple . |
| 13 | The relay will usually free up after a couple of doses of light oil in this manner . |
| 14 | I was utterly baffled , but I gave you the benefit of every doubt , which by this time added up to a couple of thousand . |
| 15 | It was picked up after a couple of rings . |
| 16 | Add conditioner to the water , and aerate thoroughly for a couple of days . |
| 17 | Parry has turned down an offer to play in the World Matchplay and with it , an automatic £12,500 reward , and has also decided to pull out of a couple of rich Japanese tournaments , so that he can play again next week in the BMW International . |
| 18 | A film editor friend has just come back from a couple of weeks of yoga , a music producer I know goes to St James , Piccadilly , where they have spiritual talks on a Monday evening , while a designer friend does Chi-Kung , a Chinese movement like Tai-Chi , where you have to ‘ stand like a tree ’ . |
| 19 | Jenny 's come back in a couple of minutes . |
| 20 | Until a few weeks ago skin patients had to go for their treatment to the old dermatology hospital in this old TB ward , while research was carried out in a couple of temporary buildings . |
| 21 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 22 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 23 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've got to try again in a couple of hours . ’ |
| 25 | Mind you , I suspect she 'll only stay ashore for a couple of hours , but that 's better than nothing at all . ’ |
| 26 | Living only for a couple of microseconds on average , the muon can not go from atom to atom catalysing fusion and liberating energy indefinitely ; the dream of the ages is n't so easily fulfilled . |
| 27 | Rico came in with a couple of white towels , which he threw on the table . |
| 28 | In those circumstances , vitamin and mineral deficiencies do not crop up in a couple of weeks . |
| 29 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 30 | Most of the problems will clear up in a couple of days , and your muscles will be back to normal within three to four weeks . |