Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] a couple " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sarah 's house was at the other end of it and I could see a couple of cars parked outside what I was sure was their home . |
| 32 | In the deck well I could see a couple of girls and two men in bathing suits . |
| 33 | I still had time to kill , so I thought I 'd make a couple of ‘ phone calls and that meant employing the Middleditch gambit . |
| 34 | So if I take one down today no I 'd need a couple would n't I ? |
| 35 | After that I 'd spend a couple of hours on the script . |
| 36 | I used to take a couple of tablets an hour or so before the programme , to make sure there was no spasm during transmission . |
| 37 | And when he said , ‘ I would say a couple of dozen , because that little tribe just do n't eat , they gobble . |
| 38 | ‘ I shall plant a couple of almond trees in the garden , ’ he decided , some time later . |
| 39 | I shall quote a couple of paragraphs to see if anyone knows who said them : ’ Once implemented and through transition , I believe the new system will prove enduring and a vast improvement on the status quo . ’ |
| 40 | Oh I can give a couple to the goats as well |
| 41 | For those of you who think self-employed actually means well I can crawl out of bed at elevenish , work till fourish , that 's three days a week because the other two days I can have a couple of rounds of golf , Thursday and Friday , those of you who think that 's what self-employed means , are gon na fail . |