Example sentences of "couple [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finally stopped when he was just a couple of feet away from her . |
| 2 | Face turned on one arm , she risked a glance along the muscular length of the body stretched a couple of feet away from her , the briefest black trunks accentuating the dusky , even tan of his skin . |
| 3 | The great majority live in Reykjavik or a couple of towns close to it , and that leaves the country wonderfully bare , especially in the centre — what remains of the population is concentrated on the coast , where the chief occupations of fishing and farming are best practised . |
| 4 | Eva sang and Margaret watched , filled with admiration for the sister who was only a couple of years ahead of her in age but light years away in confidence . |
| 5 | Then he snaked back through the house in silence , arriving at the front door just a couple of seconds ahead of her . |