Example sentences of "just a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | They announced it just a couple of weeks ago . |
| 2 | Puzzling pines and poorly potatoes are just a couple of the problems to be solved by our team of BBC experts this month |
| 3 | ‘ It was hard to believe the change you could see by moving just a couple of kilometres out of West Germany , one of the richest countries in the world . ’ |
| 4 | Surprisingly there were few other walkers around , just a couple of locals walking their dogs . |
| 5 | The old Escorts went up more than 12 per cent last year , the last rise coming just a couple of weeks before the introduction of the new model . |
| 6 | The charity shop 's not really a proper shop — it ai n't smart or none of that , and there 's just a couple of old women sitting by an electric fire and helping out customers when they want to try on clothes and that . |
| 7 | Just a couple of weeks later , Betty popped up on the BRIT awards . |
| 8 | Ot Moor just a couple of miles east of Islip is a low-lying wilderness area of 6 square miles , mainly of wet marshlands , which proves to be a great attraction to naturalists . |
| 9 | just a couple of months afterwards , playing India in Trinidad with three spin bowlers in his team , he saw them reach 406 for 4 to win the match , only the second time a team had passed 400 runs to win a Test . |
| 10 | Similarly , if you want to change the diet from juicy brown canned food to into a dry complete diet , start by mixing just a couple of pieces of dried food in with the juicy stuff , gradually increasing the proportion each day until you reach the desired menu . |
| 11 | ‘ I sang live on Australian TV just a couple of weeks ago . |
| 12 | ‘ But the silly girl , just a couple of days later , she was back recording again . ’ |
| 13 | When István Széchenyi Proposed the regulation of Hungary 's rivers , he probably did not realise that his suggestion would eventually lead , later in the century , to the three little islands in the Danube , just a couple of miles upstream from central Budapest , being girdled together by a retaining wall . |
| 14 | Nick Faldo , on the other hand , was well satisfied with his round of 69 , just a couple of bad iron shots , though he thinks he knows the reason . |
| 15 | In Los Angeles , for show-bizzery , there are the Theatre Book Shop at 6658 , Hollywood Boulevard , and Book City , across the street at 6627 , just a couple of blocks from the star-encrusted sidewalk by Mann 's Chinese Theatre . |
| 16 | Just a couple of minutes from the centre of Going , this picturesque gasthof is accessed from a quiet road running alongside a stream . |
| 17 | The hotel has its own exclusive restaurant , a popular bar plus its own swimming pool and children 's pool and , of course , the Club 's main amenities and superb beach are just a couple of hundred yards away . |
| 18 | In just a couple of days you 'll find your feet and get that special feeling that you belong in your Club . |
| 19 | One more story about O : he told me ( it was as if he was trying to explain the oddity of his lovemaking to me , as if he was trying to account for or apologise for the way he 'd treated me , or perhaps to reassure me concerning the effect he 'd had on me , I do n't know ) , in the morning he told me that there was one man , this had been just a couple of years previously , there was one man who had summoned him to his bedside to be counted amongst a farewell gathering of lovers , dear friends and great passions . |
| 20 | For fitness and energy , for keeping youthfully slim and attractive , you need Bile Beans — just a couple at bedtime . |
| 21 | Chang lived just a couple of doors along from me at Backyards , sharing a house with Barton Lynch , so we often ran into each other on the early morning surf check . |
| 22 | The WRVS are also looking for additional meals on wheels drivers , for just a couple of hours once or twice a month . |
| 23 | ‘ just a couple more questions . |
| 24 | The Thirties depression was a result of the US banking system disintegrating and the money supply collapsing by half in just a couple of years . |
| 25 | Fill in the blanks and in just a couple of hours you can have a fully integrated 3 year financial forecast , including Sales , Operating Expenses , P&L , Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Analysis . |
| 26 | ‘ Just a couple of letters to sign , Jack , ’ she said lightly . |
| 27 | America , where there appear to be more grossly obese people than in Britain ( by which I mean those around double their desirable body weight , rather than just a couple of stones overweight ) , is an excellent place to observe this eating-speed phenomenon . |
| 28 | The leaflet shows a straight-sided bottle , which might hold more fish and be more accommodating to equipment than the teardrop option , which is probably best suited to just a couple of goldfish . |
| 29 | After running the filter for a few days , stock with just a couple of fish to begin with , and gradually build up to full stocking . |
| 30 | This is because it is considered such a minor part of the hobby , with just a couple of species available , Monos and Scats . |