Example sentences of "couple of [noun] [adv] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Easing the car into first gear , she set off back along the road , a frown deepening on her face as she was forced to crawl along at a snail 's pace , unable to see more than a couple of feet ahead in the ever-thickening snow . |
| 2 | After losing a couple of games early in the season , Yeovil are now unbeaten in nine outings , moving up to sixth place in the Conference , and disposed of Torquay 5-2 in the first round with the aid of a hat-trick from striker Paul Batty . |
| 3 | Bennett himself had a couple of chances late in the half , but the visitors also threatened as Alton 's defenders had to cope with the bright sun in their eyes . |
| 4 | This improvement became available only a couple of years ago in the shape of Gore-Tex booties . |
| 5 | A COUPLE of weeks ago in the busy London evening rush hour I came across Britain 's hardest-working Royal travelling to another demanding job . |
| 6 | Yes , I mean that sort of action , of course they can take , and I think you 're referring to the letter that was in the article that Suzy Orbath wrote erm a couple of weeks ago in the Guardian . |