Example sentences of "[num ord] couple [prep] [noun] the " in BNC.
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1 | In the last couple of decades the scale and pace of agricultural developments , and the enormous impact they are having on the nature conservation value of the uplands , has become increasingly obvious . |
2 | In the last couple of decades the process has been extended to parts of the uplands . |
3 | For the last couple of months the Moor has had problems with a split tail and fins . |
4 | In the last couple of years the number of connections for fax terminals alone has doubled , and is now around a million — and that 's just in the UK . |
5 | In the last couple of years the pace of his advance had quickened . |
6 | For the next couple of days the Shah and Soraya had all their meals in the hotels public rooms . |