Definition

Examples

• "Daydream, I fell asleep amid the flowers, for a couple of hours."
• "For this reason I have sent you a bottle of "Lion Flower" by express delivery, which should arrive in the next couple of days."
• "I expect more guests in a couple of weeks for Mother's 75th birthday, and I would appreciate it if the repairs were done before their visit."
• "The goal of these focus groups is to gather internal feedback about a couple of new products we're considering."
• "However, I've just been talking to a couple who has come from Córdoba in Argentina."
• "I think that it's normal that delivery takes more than a couple of hours."
• "Rachid and I are lying on the beach, drinking a couple of cold ones and soaking up the sun."
• "I've added a couple of notes of my own (in red)."
• "This leaves precious few possibilities, but I have a couple of thoughts which strike me as legitimate options."
• "Cabbie : I tell you what, let's just have a couple of good old fashioned pints, shall we?"
• "I had sex a couple of days ago."
• "Rupert : The pirates are demanding a ransom of $2 million for the safe return of the hostages, believed to be a couple in their thirties."
• "I propose psychometric tests for all short-listed candidates, at least for the next couple of months as a trial run."
• "Warbuckle : Well, well, well, Philip, look at the two of us: a couple of sad and lonely workaholics stuck at the office on New Year's Eve!"
• "They are a typical Australian couple, and they are going to welcome us in their typical Australian home."
• "Follow me, young man, there's a couple of spare seats in first-class."
• "Warbuckle : Well well well, Philip, look at the two of us: a couple of sad and lonely workaholics stuck at the office on New Year's Eve!"
• "Bruno : Well, anyway I'd like to make a couple of reservations for Harry Potter The Musical, next Saturday."
• "A couple of months later, Susan was set to marry none other than Jean Marron!"
• "Look, Icarus, I'll level with you: All I need is some of your sperm in this cup and for you to sign a couple of consent forms. Are you in or out?"