Example sentences of "[verb] there for a couple of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just think of how many people will walk past and subconsciously absorb your band 's name on a sticker which is on a high street lamp post , even if it only stays there for a couple of days . |
| 2 | Erm if I could just stop there for a couple of minutes to er make a point about er independent taxation . |
| 3 | My mum and aunt are always saying to me , a white girl will first of all be engaged , then marry , then live in her mum 's house for a little while until they can afford the mortgage on their place , then buy a house , live there for a couple of years , then they 'll have the baby . |
| 4 | I 've had first hand er experience of the States because I 've worked there for a couple of years . |
| 5 | Well you lasted there for a couple of years . |
| 6 | I 'm not an expert — I 've only lived there for a couple of years . ’ |
| 7 | I must have stood there for a couple of hours , getting more and more fed up as my imagination worked overtime . |
| 8 | Anyway , I sat there for a couple of minutes and then the cab came . ’ |