Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] couple " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got couple of them |
| 2 | For example when , as a journalist , I visited couples in their homes to ask about local events , my conversations with women would often be interrupted by their husbands holding up their hands in the direction of their wives and saying in the most matter of fact way ‘ Be quiet , ’ and then turning to me and saying ‘ There is no point in asking my wife . |
| 3 | I did n't really believe it at first , er , and then I received couple or more phone calls from er various people in the industry who er , who were aware of it and started to congratulate me , and then I realised that it was the truth , that er I really did have a big hit record once again with Blue Velvet . |
| 4 | It stops you doing things I think couples should do before they start a family . |
| 5 | The peak figure of 160 thousand divorces in 1985 reflects further legislative change in 1984 ( the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act ) , which allowed couples to petition for divorce after one year of marriage instead of three . |
| 6 | Holmes from Oxford Homes Relate , the old Marriage Guidance Council , says a year is a very short time , she says couples may be confused by the natural progression from the state of being in love to something less emotionally exciting . |
| 7 | But er a three throw crankshaft for a bump you know couple of days to erm he was a heck of a man . |
| 8 | You get couples who shop together and then they get addicted to your car boot , and they want everything and it 's quite amusing . |
| 9 | Awards for men who saved couple from blaze |
| 10 | Cos the last race is at five o'clock I think , but I mean it 's only if we go couple of hours . |
| 11 | They says couples who deliberately remain childless face emotional problems . |
| 12 | The finished hotel may look wonderful , but does it work ? of Gravetye Manor earned valuable free publicity in the Sunday times when he invited couples to road test his new look rooms as his guests , but most hoteliers lack that foresight . |
| 13 | It rankles Couples , who had two three-week breaks last year , that many critics rate him an uninterested under-achiever and that he has failed to win more tournaments because he is so laid back . |
| 14 | It says couples wanting to split up should be able to do so without proving who 's to blame . |
| 15 | But at least he went all four days and was there on his merits when he presented Couples with his green jacket . |
| 16 | and er where 's me Ghandi and all this and then somebody from the other side of the pool was saying it so and so , so and so , then he said couple of old |
| 17 | It enables couples to grow and creatively overcome those painful moments which are part of every marriage . |