Example sentences of "last couple of [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Everyone , myself included , held their breath as the ball swung the last couple of feet towards the cup and disappeared . |
2 | He 'd covered her over with a coat and taken her few possessions inside , and she 'd slept on ; she 'd been the same way for the last couple of hours of the journey , ever since they 'd made their final stop at a twenty-four hour garage so that he could fill the Zodiac 's tank and buy some tape for a running repair to the headlamp that he 'd broken when , lights doused to escape notice , he 'd clipped the corner of the garage block on their way out of the parking area . |
3 | It was , it was very nice except that Fred had a piece and left the last couple of slices in the tin on the side and the dog took a shine to it so it was in a tin and then in the dog . |
4 | Got home in time to watch the last couple of overs on the television , but then discovered that the highlights were not on TV until 1am . |
5 | The former holder of the world land speed rapping record ( 'til Curve 's mate JC001 half-inched it ) Freddy 's spent the last couple of years in the US working on his next LP . |
6 | I I simply do n't know but the paperwork I 've seen says that erm it is as likely in the next four or five years that major inward investors could be in the B one office type of employment as they happen to have been in the last couple of years in the manufacturing class . |