Example sentences of "next couple [prep] [noun pl] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ For the next couple of weeks it looks as though we 'll be living together . |
2 | ‘ Over the next couple of months he got his life together and he met this girl and they got engaged . |
3 | all of a sudden in the next couple of years you 've got to go through thousands of years of evolution . |
4 | Colleagues I 'd just like to put one of er John 's themes and that is that for the next couple of days we 've got a hell of a lot of business to get through and er we 've done quite well so far but er I would certainly be looking where possible colleagues for formally seconding er , as often as possible , if not all the time and I really appreciate your er your assistance in that regard because we have a great deal of business to get through in the next two days . |
5 | Over the next couple of days she discovered that she had to be careful not to think about Luke Scott . |
6 | ‘ So I thought bugger this for a lark and got rid of them , and the next couple of days I tried to ring you , but … ’ |