Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then there 's Stanley William Wilson , the Liberal Democrat , proposed on the Notice of Election by a couple of Jenkinses , an Evans , a Williams and a dead giveaway a pair of Clutterbucks . |
| 2 | Her season began unpromisingly with an attack of shingles which kept her out of action for a couple of weeks but she recovered quickly and so completely that in addition to compiling her formidable record on the golf course , she was able to cope more than adequately with her school exams . |
| 3 | Seb 's statement brought a chorus of derision from a couple of navvies who had entered the tent behind him and were listening to the conversation . |
| 4 | But now she 's alright , she had a feather of pillow for a couple of years it 's like |
| 5 | so , he 's out of commission for a couple of weeks . |
| 6 | He 's run into a spot of trouble with a couple of the older boys , if you ask me . ’ |
| 7 | Brand new mums are often out of hospital in a couple of days , back home with no chance to adjust . |
| 8 | It was driven very carefully back to Llandudno Junction shed where it was stored out of steam for a couple of days until the powers decided what to do . |
| 9 | She was still pondering on his use of her name as the taxi drove through the dark city streets , the driver having given up on any hopes of conversation after a couple of monosyllabic and nonsensical replies from his customer . |
| 10 | We did n't even know of the existence of electricity until a couple of centuries ago . |