Example sentences of "couple of [noun] [conj] there " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously this is not relevant if you have a tiny galley kitchen , or a slit of corridor space , but if you can add a chair or two , or at least a couple of stools where there were none before ; and some sort of bar , or at least an enlarged counter top if you ca n't fit in a decent table , then you are well on the way to making your kitchen a more welcoming place . |
| 2 | I thought Martin Connelly might know , but I 've phoned his office and his home a couple of times and there 's never anyone there . |
| 3 | Every now and again the music would cut for a couple of seconds and there would be some faint , whispered phrase that would haunt its way down the wire , but she could n't make out what was said . |
| 4 | There may be some discomfort in the area for a couple of days but there is no physical harm . |
| 5 | It was hotter than the last couple of days and there was a totally different bounce . ’ |
| 6 | Results are due in a couple of weeks but there are those who claim Sun 's run rate ca n't possibly add up to a quarter of a million units a year . |
| 7 | ‘ Her Ladyship 's started in labour , though she 's not due for another couple of weeks and there 's no time to get the doctor and nurse from Malton , by the look of things . ’ |