Example sentences of "have a couple of [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever its weaknesses , Switzerland always has a couple of aces up the sleeve . |
| 2 | She has a couple of children with her and a third on the way . |
| 3 | ‘ I know Jeff has a couple of clients in Alghero . |
| 4 | He has a couple of fields behind his cottage and keeps a few beasts . |
| 5 | It also has a couple of sockets over the ears where you can plug in what is to all effects a stethoscope . ’ |
| 6 | I have had a couple of games at inside centre and am probably more settled in that position but I enjoy playing stand-off most of all ’ . |
| 7 | We 've had a couple of stoppages in the first half , not the sort that will give us the nine minutes of added time we had at Highbury on Saturday , but certainly a minute or two this evening . |
| 8 | It was a reasonably clear evening and since I had already had a couple of glasses of champagne I decided to cycle over to Sally 's flat in Fulham . |
| 9 | ‘ And I 've had a couple of glasses of Scotch to celebrate finishing a course of antibiotics for a chest infection , ’ he finished wearily . |
| 10 | Erm I I 've had a couple of difficulties with those . |
| 11 | I 've already had a couple of spats with them and they would n't pass up an opportunity like this to poke fun . |
| 12 | He 'd had a couple of sessions with his union rep and had been told not to worry , it was just a way of filling some quota ; if anything , his job was probably more secure now than it had been before . |
| 13 | Erm I have had a couple of interviews with a couple of other companies er |
| 14 | Carolyn had had a couple of goes at it and made it into — well , more of a privet dodo than a hen . |
| 15 | In fact , we 've had a couple of accolades from English reading teachers to the effect that erm the policy is so easy to understand . |
| 16 | If we ca n't e e I 've had a couple of months of stock on the shelf for 'em . |
| 17 | ‘ You might as well have a couple of hours on the settee , ’ Molly suggested , then turned away in her embarrassment . |
| 18 | ‘ I brought them over yesterday and George let me have a couple of boxes for the night but I do n't want to leave them over another night if I can help it . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But the community did have a couple of heroes in the military sense when the Second World War came , both members of a family which plays a leading role in the modern legends of Baldersdale — the Fawcetts of West Birk Hatt |
| 21 | The slim person will have a couple of chocolates in the day , then stop . |
| 22 | I 'm more like Cinderella , are n't I , having a couple of hours at a ball before she returns to the dishes ? ’ |
| 23 | For example , if you feel like cheese on toast for lunch , rather than having a couple of slices of toast piled with cheese , have two slices of toast , one with just a moderate layer of cheese on top , and one with baked beans . |
| 24 | They had walked to the local pub , about half a mile into the estate , to have a couple of drinks with a handful of old acquaintances . |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | I 've a couple of dogs at home . |
| 27 | And I knew I know this bloke eh , when he was a sergeant I think , anyway he was an officer , and eh , said we go to Sheppeards , I said you silly devil I ca n't get into Sheppeards Hotel I 'm a signal man I had to laugh he said , shame , he said cor , you 're about my size , get stuck into one of my uniforms we had a couple of weekends at Sheppeards Hotel , we had a great time . |
| 28 | After the cinema he had tea , walked the streets for an hour , had a couple of Guinnesses in a pub to keep out the sharp evening air , and ate a biriani . |
| 29 | ‘ Had a couple of wins at the ‘ Stow . |
| 30 | He 'd just remembered he had a couple of toffees in his oilskin coat pocket . |