Example sentences of "for a couple [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's er , three winners out of four days , and a second , and er , he 's going for a couple at Cheltenham today , in the twelve thirty five , number four , Book of Music , and in the two fifty five , number two , Flashing Steel . |
| 2 | I told Malpass he could find me at Stuart Street and , for a couple of streets , I did head that way . |
| 3 | Trade you in for a couple of camels , he 'd come home with a couple of camels |
| 4 | Oh , I 'll be brainstorming with Rog for a couple of tick-tocks , so hold all calls up to and including state government . |
| 5 | Well the tom tiddlers of British political life I suppose write their memoirs for a couple of reasons because they ca n't ever admit to themselves they are tom tiddlers . |
| 6 | In fact , ’ she sighed , ‘ but for a couple of things , everything would be absolutely perfect . ’ |
| 7 | Felicity raided her father 's cellar for a couple of bottles of an excellent Chateau Margaux . |
| 8 | A lot of boat time for a couple of dives , and you 've also got overnight accommodation in Cairns to pay for . |
| 9 | We were not feeling at all holy when we went in , having decided that all men were rotters , and fancy leaving us at Christmas for a couple of dames they had only just met ! |
| 10 | The U 's leader has been suspended for four matches , with effect from the Scarborough trip on April 13 , while left-back Martin Grainger has also been suspended for a couple of matches following his latest booking at Spotland . |
| 11 | ‘ I think if Kylie Minogue has been a flash in the pan she would have lasted for a couple of singles . |
| 12 | Rutherford , a former Lions and England full-back , has been banging the youth drum for a couple of decades , latterly urging that the clubs undertake the nursery work no longer automatically done by the schools . |
| 13 | When he left school , he forgot entirely about the whole business , forgot about it for a couple of decades , forgot until this thin , tired fellow , looking so very much like his old school chaplain , came and hovered in the drive , the epitome , it seemed to Patrick , of the doubting kind of modern Anglican clergyman . |
| 14 | Once filled , the sides and riser were gently tapped with a hammer for a couple of minutes to expel trapped air , which can cause surface voids . |
| 15 | After he had battered on the door for a couple of minutes , the lock was turned and the door opened a crack . |
| 16 | 6 ) My baby at about 3 to 4 months was fully breastfed when he started a feeding for a couple of minutes and then screaming still obviously hungry but still screaming if offered the breast again . |
| 17 | At that moment one of the other two women who had left the room for a couple of minutes returned with a bowl of water and began to bathe the injured arm . |
| 18 | You could smell the gas from the coke and ‘ Are you awake there ? ’ and then you might have a little natter with him — but only for a couple of minutes because if the sergeant saw you , you 'd be ‘ on the peg ’ . |
| 19 | Answer : a notched wooden roller that is turned gently back and forth between the palms and fingers for a couple of minutes a day . |
| 20 | When the game starts , wait for a couple of minutes , then make your way to Dr Dingle 's room — he 's the first person to croak it . |
| 21 | He did n't reply for a couple of minutes . |
| 22 | Add orange zest and chestnuts and saute for a couple of minutes . |
| 23 | Allow the adhesive to dry for a couple of minutes , then gently try to move one or two pieces , checking to see whether they have been stuck down firmly enough . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm all right for a couple of minutes . ’ |
| 25 | JUICE flows more freely from citrus fruit if you warm the fruit on a medium setting in a microwave oven for a couple of minutes . |
| 26 | We had a fight for 15 minutes , then we had a quick five-a-side and worked on our set pieces for a couple of minutes . |
| 27 | Having " decoded " the question , allow your mind to associate freely on the question for a couple of minutes . |
| 28 | Melt half the butter in a saucepan , add the beans and cook gently for a couple of minutes , stirring , then add the savory and just enough boiling water to cover the beans . |
| 29 | They let us see him for a couple of minutes , and then they took us back to the prison . |
| 30 | He had the operation the next day and they took us for a couple of minutes and that was it — they just did n't care . |