Example sentences of "go [adv prt] for a couple " in BNC.

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1 This was going on for a couple of days , so I was getting worried and I took him to the prison doctor and he says , ‘ It might be with you breastfeeding , try him on the bottle . ’
2 Between Czecho and Hungary , he decided he was going off for a couple of days .
3 ‘ I thought we were just going out for a couple of hours ! ’ she protested hotly .
4 So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know .
5 ‘ We should have a rehearsal — you know , go up for a couple of days ahead of everyone else so we wo n't look like eejits . ’
6 Yeah I think I 'll walk down to Green went out for a couple of hours in the morning felt grotty did n't go out at all .
7 ‘ I went back for a couple of months this summer for the first time in four years .
8 Ron will be back tonight , so we 'll probably go out for a couple of pints .
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