Example sentences of "over a couple [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The driver turns the engine over a couple of times ; says , ‘ What it needs is a little push . ' ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Life or death has come to depend on the proper functioning or malfunctioning of super-sensitive equipment over a couple of seconds . |
| 5 | ‘ But over a couple of months of pilot programmes , I simply felt I had made a mistake by leaving . |
| 6 | We took about £150m out of the operating companies over a couple of years |
| 7 | Kirov 's anger dissipated somewhat as he played the recording over a couple of times . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Diffused lighting cast a warm amber glow over a couple of oak display cabinets and reflected off the glass-panelled walls . |
| 13 | The idea of an evening get-together for clients over a couple of drinks in the Branch is obviously a non-Banker concept . |
| 14 | I 've pondered over a couple of the things . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've killed our Baron 's knight over a couple of alehouse wenches . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ We always knew we would have to deal with this at some stage — maybe in 20 or 30 years time — but the damage caused over a couple of nights during January and February was much worse than we ever anticipated . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Four of them got together over a couple of decanters of port and I listened to what I could . |
| 18 | Even so — its a bit rough to judge him on performances over a couple of weeks against the same side/player . |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Used to moving fast on jobs , Fitzgerald took to his heels and outran the bees over a couple of hundred yards . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Tt I was meant to bring you over a couple of chocolate biscuits and fifty pence for you to give to Craig cos he 's bound to want something . |
| 23 | Like Nicholle , Nicholle 's over a couple of thousand saved for a car . |