Example sentences of "off a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's coming off a couple of losers , and Hollywood is watching her . ’ |
| 2 | Green has a go at Stevie Wonder 's ‘ I Do n't Know Why I Love You ’ ( ‘ not as hysterical as the original ’ ) and he used the spare studio time at the end of the session to knock off a couple of singles for himself . |
| 3 | At one point , laughing , they fired off a couple of rounds , ricocheting the bullets against a wall . |
| 4 | It envisages those visits being as varied as the need — from the person wanting a four-month placement to work with elderly people in Poland or an adoption agency in Jamaica , to someone who is planning a two-week holiday in California who wants to take off a couple of days to spend them visiting the local branch of the US National Association of Social Workers . |
| 5 | And stats do take a bit of time to do and you can write off a couple of hours if you 're going to do it properly and make sure that you 've got your i's dotted and your t's crossed . ’ |
| 6 | If I was in their shoes I 'd hold off a couple of days . |
| 7 | ‘ But the van has to drop off a couple of wheelchairs and things to other places first … |
| 8 | Neither keeper was seriously tested , but McMinn proved dangerous at times for the Swifts with the home defence warding off a couple of good chances by the visitors . |
| 9 | Half the squadron had a go at Woolley , popping off a couple of rounds in his general direction and then having to dive away fast when he swung towards them . |
| 10 | ‘ Claire took off a couple of years ago . |
| 11 | He pulled off a couple of cracking saves , and for the first time this season United kept everything out . |
| 12 | Keeper Andy McClean brought off a couple of brilliant saves with goalbound efforts smacked by Hanvey and Dowey . |
| 13 | Before the Fijians had scored , Townsend had essayed a daring cut , but the pass to Stark was delayed over-long , while in the second-half , before the Fijians could build on their 14-0 interval advantage , Stark was the recipient of possession in some space which he embellished by brushing off a couple of tackles , only then to run crossfield into trouble . |
| 14 | What I 'm sorry I switched off a couple of minutes ago |