Example sentences of "have a couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following morning I worked as usual and then asked Kathleen if I could have a couple of days off . |
| 2 | ‘ I could have a couple of hours free tomorrow . |
| 3 | ‘ There are times when I wish she could have a couple of years off to bring up her children , be at home with them , and not worry about anything else apart from them and her husband . |
| 4 | While Martin Pipe could have a couple of Lingfield winners in Celcius and Lonely Reef , his regular jockey , Peter Scudamore , has been claimed by Charlie Brooks , who hopes to have a double at Uttoxeter with Espy and Roscoe Harvey . |
| 5 | And then there was this memorable exchange : ‘ Vic , can I have a couple of words please ? ’ |
| 6 | The slim person will have a couple of chocolates in the day , then stop . |
| 7 | ‘ You might as well have a couple of hours on the settee , ’ Molly suggested , then turned away in her embarrassment . |
| 8 | But the community did have a couple of heroes in the military sense when the Second World War came , both members of a family which plays a leading role in the modern legends of Baldersdale — the Fawcetts of West Birk Hatt |
| 9 | We did have a couple of suicides , but I soon put a stop to that . |
| 10 | We 'd go in and maybe Elvis would have a couple of tunes he 'd want to try , or maybe Sam would have some ideas , so we 'd try different things and finally just lock into one of them . ’ |
| 11 | Well before the evening really got under way , he would have a couple of hundred roubles in his pocket , to be converted into a night of vodka-drinking and celebration . |
| 12 | Keep at it and I might let you have a couple of those fivers . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Boggers ’ ( no , I do n't know why , though I suspect it may have something to do with a haircut that bears a passing resemblance to a bogbrush ) may have a couple of incisive seasons left in him at best , but opponents will rarely get a moment 's peace when he combines with Bicknell and Waqar Younis next year . |
| 14 | He 'd go to football training , he was into physique , and he 'd have a couple of pints after , and at first he went out Fridays and Sundays . |
| 15 | We did n't even have a couple of hours . |
| 16 | Can we have a couple of final comments , cos we 're gon na have to draw to close . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll have a couple of drinks to give me Dutch courage , then I 'll join you . |
| 18 | ‘ I brought them over yesterday and George let me have a couple of boxes for the night but I do n't want to leave them over another night if I can help it . |
| 19 | They will need to sustain their effort at a much greater level in the replay , though — and you can be sure that Monaghan might have a couple more tricks up their sleeve . |
| 20 | Right , right but the two's company and three 's a crowd idea is that if you 've got er two people , they , they may have er some libidinal interest in each other and they may have a couple , but a third person is , is just a complication . |
| 21 | Chairman I do have a couple of questions , I do have a couple of questions if I may . |
| 22 | Chairman I do have a couple of questions , I do have a couple of questions if I may . |
| 23 | Reflecting on the way ahead he said : ‘ I 'll have a couple of low-key junior games with North and see how it goes . |
| 24 | I honestly think meself , that I might have a have a couple of hard months , maybe three , first three months might be a bit difficult for me . |
| 25 | So I said I 'll have a couple of th they I said . |
| 26 | Let Dean have a couple . |
| 27 | You can have a couple of thousand for a diner . |
| 28 | Well it 's unfair to everybody if somebody has the lot and then everybody can have a couple and keep a few of their customers happy . |
| 29 | I 'd rather have a couple hours |
| 30 | Can I have a couple of these mummy ? |