Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | But several senior finance officers said last week that between two and three dozen health authorities could face bed closures and service cuts in the next couple of months , with others deferring developments . |
| 2 | In fact they are even unannounced — see front page — and the dicier issues of their volume delivery and general availability lay beyond the next couple of weeks . |
| 3 | I 've had £230-worth of parking fines in the last couple of months ! ’ |
| 4 | Any reason given in the first couple of stanzas . |
| 5 | Work on the production line starts in the next couple of days with the sales of the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Vextra containing the engine expected next spring . |
| 6 | The truth of this statement will become even more apparent to you around the 14th — and really the best thing to do over the next couple of weeks is to keep your plans flexible and your options open and let others live with their consciences — if they can , that is ! |
| 7 | The pill swapping continued for the next couple of weeks , showing no difference in the population of Xenly . |
| 8 | Now contrary to what we 'd been informed erm the problem occurred over the last couple of days and having spoken to the ladies in the laboratory , the problem has n't been purely on line five machine . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , folks , we may not have heard our favourite songbird sing for the last couple of weeks , but it 's certainly nice to know our very own Rory can still put on one hell of a floorshow ! ’ |