Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] [art] couple " in BNC.
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1 | I somehow do n't think they will take major amounts of money at those very restrictive odds , though I suppose you may get a couple of punters putting down a few quid each way : - ) . |
2 | You may fatten a couple of pigs to kill and keep a small flock of laying hens or ducks on household scraps . |
3 | No do a couple please if you do n't mind , because you might need a couple spare |
4 | That 's one reason we print accident reports , and you 'll find a couple of thought-provoking ones in this issue . |
5 | You 'll find a couple of days there most therapeutic . ’ |
6 | ‘ As you intend staying a little while , ’ Merrill said bluntly , ‘ you 'll find a couple of ancient deck-chairs in that store … ’ |
7 | " You 'll need a couple of men on the grounds . |
8 | Better get it over with , her mind urges her exhausted body , then at least you 'll get a couple of hours sleep before dawn . |
9 | They were as relaxed as you 'd expect a couple of dogs to be in the midday sun in the West Indies and clearly had life exactly as they wanted it . |
10 | Heating the water , well it heated if you 'd the fire on it heated the water and then you 'd take a couple of buckets out into the bath , plug a couple of buckets in . |
11 | And you could inherit a couple of million and go to Oxford . |
12 | You could ask a couple of other kids out there . ’ |
13 | You could raise a couple of dozen , either by culling , or leaving the remainder with the parents for recycling , unless you can get a 36″ tank . |
14 | I can re I can recall when you used to have a couple of weeks of er bad weather before Christmas , snow and that , and sometimes even Christmas s er snow on Christmas day |
15 | because , you know , you will see a couple of doctors wandering around and sitting at the desk |
16 | I 'd like you to see it when you can spare a couple of hours . |
17 | But it 's also useful for yourself , because you can forget a couple of steps , even though you 've built this spreadsheet , and er , when you update this spreadsheet for the following months , you know , occasionally you might forget a step . |
18 | ‘ You can win a couple of small races and the prize money will only pay the bills for three or four months . |
19 | ‘ Surely you can survive a couple of days apart ? |
20 | You can have a couple of thousand for a diner . |
21 | Yeah you can have a couple . |