Example sentences of "go [adv prt] a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone could wave a magic wand , and I could change something , I think I 'd like to go down a couple of cup sizes . |
| 2 | Some , through failing health or eyesight , were obliged to go down a couple of rungs on the ladder however , and there are an increasing number of cases in the 1940s of former compositors working as copy-holders for lower pay . |
| 3 | I 've even missed going out a couple of nights . ’ |
| 4 | So it will just mean that on those cases , on approximately forty , their arrears letter will be going out a couple of weeks late . |
| 5 | Going back a couple of generations we find that our buying and selling prices of Rodin , Bourdelle , Maillol and their period depend precisely on subject and availability . |
| 6 | Very , very high gear on it , we used to go out a couple of us |
| 7 | We 're walking past this telly shop when Marie suddenly stops and goes back a couple of steps . |
| 8 | Oh I 'd forgotten about that , right I had to go back a couple of times did n't I Bev ? |
| 9 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
| 10 | order the parts and everything , so I went down a couple of days later I said just for curiosity what 's , what 's it gon na cost us this bloody lot ? |
| 11 | He went out a couple of hours ago . |
| 12 | My mind went back a couple of months to when Charlie 'd asked me if I 'd like to make a bit on the side . |