Example sentences of "it [vb -s] a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've been slowed down by the lack of a new engine but we 've found a good engine in the second pack they sent us — it needs a couple of hours of work on minor jobs , but if everything goes well we should have something ready for out-inspection later this afternoon . |
| 2 | Instead , it stands a couple of suburban streets away from the perimeter track , complete with its house number above the door ! |
| 3 | It has a couple of fully formed battalions , the rest organised in indiviudal companies , two of which are devoted to maintaining public order . |
| 4 | It has a couple of switches which can be used to modify the output , one of which is /F . |
| 5 | It has a couple of shops , bars and cafés but Malcesine is less than eight miles away , easily reached by local bus . |
| 6 | The best known of the cup-marked stones in Islay is outside the chapel at Kilchiaran ; it has a couple of dozen cups , two of which pierce through the slab . |
| 7 | Most years it sees a couple of weddings , though Leila White and Tom England had quite a job preparing for their big day . |
| 8 | Sometimes , when new cars are launched , it takes a couple more years of development before problems are sorted out . |
| 9 | It seems a couple of them came out here a time or two , asked a few questions , shrugged their shoulders and took themselves off . ’ |
| 10 | So I did the CD , put it out and thought , ‘ Hey , if it sells a couple of thousand , I 'll be smiling all the way , ’ because I just did it so I could have something to hand people . |
| 11 | It resembles a couple of great beached iron ships lying side by side . |