Example sentences of "[noun] over a couple " in BNC.

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1 The idea of an evening get-together for clients over a couple of drinks in the Branch is obviously a non-Banker concept .
2 Even so — its a bit rough to judge him on performances over a couple of weeks against the same side/player .
3 As you know because of the activities of benefit 's action over a couple of years , Social Fund in Harlow was quite good because we urged people to apply and Social Fund was then based on the year before 's applications , but this does n't apply now .
4 Life or death has come to depend on the proper functioning or malfunctioning of super-sensitive equipment over a couple of seconds .
5 ‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land .
6 The driver turns the engine over a couple of times ; says , ‘ What it needs is a little push . ' ’
7 We took about £150m out of the operating companies over a couple of years
8 She 's been getting quite a lot of in our jokes over a couple ha !
9 Diffused lighting cast a warm amber glow over a couple of oak display cabinets and reflected off the glass-panelled walls .
10 Last week she was out on 'er doorstep threatenin' ter chuck a pail o' water over a couple o' Galloway 's carmen .
11 no , not directly , each regional office would have a regional M D , managing director , who would actually be on the board , the divisional board with me , each regional M D would then have his own regional board on which there would be er finance er finance director , sales and marketing director , construction director , land director , not all of them , all seven had that board immediately , some developed that board , grew that board over a couple of years
12 ‘ You 've killed our Baron 's knight over a couple of alehouse wenches .
13 Kirov 's anger dissipated somewhat as he played the recording over a couple of times .
14 Apart from these four cases — all involving children — the other murders where there was a sexually explicit motive were few and far between , mentioned in perhaps two or three newspapers over a couple of days at most .
15 Used to moving fast on jobs , Fitzgerald took to his heels and outran the bees over a couple of hundred yards .
16 Thus schools which are having difficulty attracting pupils over a couple of years may find that they are powerless to avoid progressive deterioration in their position .
17 You may trip over a couple of times on the way but you will be quite capable of picking yourself up and getting on with life until you have achieved your goal .
18 Fold one end of the strap over a couple of times and punch a hole through the three layers , then feed the other end through the hole to form a ‘ button ’ .
19 Norwich ca n't afford to spend so much , but we 've bought wisely , nurtured this squad over a couple of seasons now , and we 're all maturing nicely together .
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