Example sentences of "[vb infin] a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll install a couple who will keep an eye on her and take care of the grounds . ’ |
| 2 | well if there 's , if there 's not many people sitting in the day room , perhaps we can pinch one , all the stools seem to be taken there are n't many spare in there , can we pinch a couple of chairs please ? |
| 3 | Do you know a couple named Channing , moved here over a year ago ? |
| 4 | We 'll need a couple of weeks to settle in before she comes . |
| 5 | Judith Hurwitz , now head of the Hurwitz Consulting Group , says the whole tone of SCO Forum was different this year and obviously indicates they are jockeying to go public — even though they 'll need a couple more quarters at least to get the kind of track record they need to do it . |
| 6 | We 'll need a couple of hours at least . ’ |
| 7 | " You 'll need a couple of men on the grounds . |
| 8 | Okay okay just so I ca n't I need a couple more calls to finish off the programme and take a couple more records er O nine O four six four one six four one would you ring me . |
| 9 | Er depending on how today 's discussions go we 'll need a couple of erm references on er |
| 10 | And then I 'll go up the shop and get some , I 'll need a couple of boxes . |
| 11 | No do a couple please if you do n't mind , because you might need a couple spare |
| 12 | So if I take one down today no I 'd need a couple would n't I ? |
| 13 | They are mainly from France , Germany and Italy but do include a couple from Down Under . |
| 14 | For example , where the accountant currently test checks 20 client files , he might now include a couple of controlled trusts . |
| 15 | ‘ You can win a couple of small races and the prize money will only pay the bills for three or four months . |
| 16 | And if you do buy a couple of tiny sprigs for £1 it 's likely to be French mistletoe . |
| 17 | ‘ Could I buy a couple of pairs of greys from you ? ’ he asked , coming to a sudden decision . |
| 18 | He did buy a couple of new ones in China . |
| 19 | I might buy a couple more odds from Marks . |
| 20 | Now , erm , should buy a couple more of them if you see them . |
| 21 | I 'll buy a couple . |
| 22 | From the corner of my eye I saw Nigger retreat a couple of paw lengths , perhaps to get a better run at me . |
| 23 | Helen : Should n't we wait a couple of months ? |
| 24 | Alright , you got ta wait a couple a days for a reply but erm I do think sometimes , anyway , it 's on paper then is n't it ? |
| 25 | ‘ Surely you can survive a couple of days apart ? |
| 26 | ‘ No , I 'll send a couple of my blokes , as soon as I can . |
| 27 | And he said no , we 'll send a couple of planes . |
| 28 | Murray was doubtful as to whether this would be enough ; but Heiton declared that he could send a couple of men into the Roxburgh township , to the alehouses and howffs , to spread the word that the Regent himself was in the vicinity . |
| 29 | All you have to do is send a couple more things by messenger . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 'd better organize a couple of temps for us , ’ Georgina said . |