Example sentences of "[prep] a couple [prep] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a couple of minutes ' polite talk and the offer of a cup of tea , Mrs Tanner went away to talk to mother . |
| 2 | Or maybe she was happy at the fact that , in a few minutes , after a couple of minutes ' contact with Clara Beeding 's right mitt , she would be skipping around with the best of them . |
| 3 | Still , I 'm glad I stole Friday and Saturday to see the boys , and after a couple of hours ' sleep , I awoke refreshed and looking forward to the arrival of David Grindrod for lunch . |
| 4 | Our two testers found Ketsugo cleared their spots after a couple of months ' use . |
| 5 | I phoned the Packard Bell hotline and after a couple of days ' wait they were very helpful . |
| 6 | Most library suppliers produce ‘ library editions ’ of fiction by buying up sets of book sheets from the publishers , adding double strength reinforcing and laminating the dust jackets on to their own boards — the end result having far greater durability than a publisher 's casing , and avoiding the need for binding after a couple of years ' use . |
| 7 | He may long to skip an afternoon 's school and play on the swings instead , but the thought of disapproving parents weighs more heavily than the thought of a couple of hours ' fun . |
| 8 | Two days ago they had arrived at Palma airport , Steve elated at the prospect of a couple of weeks ' work in his own special paradise place on earth and Ruth stuffed with foreboding . |
| 9 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 10 | Well he it wo n't it wo n't get done for a couple of weeks ' time then you 'll say |
| 11 | A police Rover had been parked half-on the pavement , along with a couple of officers ' cars . |
| 12 | ‘ And too many sailors target the very sought-after minority of waterside properties , ’ whereas they can live on the outskirts of somewhere like Truro or surrounding areas ( where new five-bedroom executive houses have dropped to around £90,000 from £140,000 and large Victorian detached houses are £110,000 ) and have moorings within a couple of miles ' reach . |
| 13 | In a couple of hours ' time , the kids would be out of school and dogs would be out for their last daylight walks . |
| 14 | According to Magnet Applications , the Berkhamsted-based Cookson subsidiary , the number of magnets used in cars has risen from a handful 20 years ago to about 80 now , rising to perhaps 200 in a couple of years ' time as automatic windows and sunroofs etc become more widespread . |
| 15 | What do you hope to be doing in a couple of years ' time ? |
| 16 | In a couple of years ' time , if things have n't improved , doctors plan more test , including a bone marrow analysis and a liver and bowel biopsy . |
| 17 | If we 'd been forced like myself I believe in a couple of years ' time , I will not be able to enjoy the pension fund that I 'm in at the moment we will have a problem , and we need to deal with that problem , and we need to raise the issue now and have a strategy , and I think it 's the G M B's to take a leading role in looking at this . |
| 18 | I imagine in a couple of years ' time , Bud 's gon na have a lot of trouble with him . |
| 19 | A couple of clients had called me , and I would have time to talk to them in the morning ; and I had an invitation to a golf society day in a couple of weeks ' time . |
| 20 | With the tournament due to start in a couple of weeks ' time they would soon be past the point of no return . |
| 21 | And like , I 'm doing the Changeling in a couple of weeks ' time |
| 22 | My blue period officially ends when we have a big leaving party for Kathleen and Katrina in a couple of days ' time but in fact it probably ends just about now . |
| 23 | She knew that in a couple of days ' time Boyd 's promotion would be announced by his company in the newspaper , underneath a studio portrait of him , and she held her head high as she swayed gracefully into the living-room . |
| 24 | We see Absolon submit to nature once more , when despite his reported courtly wakefulness in his desire for Alison ( 3373 ) , he decides upon a couple of hours ' nap before his waking and playing on the fateful night ( 3685 – 6 ) . |
| 25 | We then made brief visits in turn to some greenhouses , to a school where we witnessed an English lesson , to a clinic where we saw barefoot doctors and Chinese herbal medicines , to an agricultural machinery factory , and finally to a couple of peasants ' homes . |
| 26 | You must be over 16 to enter the competition and because of recording schedules you must be available for filming at a couple of days ' notice . |
| 27 | Sears put on 2 to 92p , helped along by a couple of brokers ' recommendations . |