Example sentences of "[to-vb] up a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ . |
| 2 | I was clumsy and had to pick up a couple of notes from the floor and wipe the bags where I 'd touched them with a handkerchief . |
| 3 | Next , I want to set up a couple of special features which will probably be planted in containers . |
| 4 | She had not abandoned her own efforts , but she had got Mrs Diggory to fetch up a couple of girls from the village . |
| 5 | It always seemed a waste to use up a couple of Gold Flake this way , but I always forget to buy cheaper cigarettes and anyway , the corner tabs on the cardboard packets make excellent roaches . |
| 6 | Crosby hopes to line up a couple of loan deals before Thursday 's transfer deadline . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't like the look of yours much , Yant , ’ was his favourite expression as the two of them prepared to chat up a couple of strange girls . |
| 8 | Using a polyester line without sleeving allows easy adjustment by re-tying the knot after shortening a line or , in the case of minor differences , adding an overhand knot or two to take up a couple of centimetres . |
| 9 | I 'd like to take up a couple of points if I may about getting some erm we were talking before mentioned children coming in on a regular basis er it 's called living . |
| 10 | He reached the cocktail cabinet and leaned over it to scoop up a couple of two-hundred-year-old goblets . |