Example sentences of "couple of [noun] [conj] [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It must have only lasted a couple of minutes but believe me it felt like hours .
2 And if I had to play them today , I 'd have to get off in a room with a record player , probably for a couple of hours and learn them . ’
3 So use the opportunity , get a return , make them take a good look at you and then you know you 're alright and can go on for another couple of years and make them look at you again .
4 Now before we talk a little bit about that , I 'll j can I just take you back erm a couple of years and ask you er what your memories are of the general strike ?
5 Right do you wan na grab another couple of guys and send them in and I 'll er
6 ‘ Look , I 'll go and get a couple of sandwiches and bring them back down .
7 I 've got to go to the loo in a minute anyway after I steal one of your cigarettes , notice the word cigarettes instead of the word fags oh I do n't know , I think I 'll go and sell my body , might make a couple of quid and leg it down the
8 We were fortunate in having one car parked at Cemmaes , so it was possible to extend the walk by a couple of miles and finish it there , just before the daylight went .
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