Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] take a couple of " in BNC.

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1 I just take a couple of paracetamol .
2 It only takes a couple of minutes before the flysheet is in place .
3 It only takes a couple of players to have mediocre starts for them and they will be down there and lose confidence .
4 How it happened we do n't know but the flight-recorder said it only took a couple of minutes and the navigator confirmed this .
5 The mowing used to take a week , now it just takes a couple of days .
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