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Example sentences for "couple more"

  • Yes, plenty," he replied rather hoarsely, as he picked up a couple more pieces.

  • Another row of nails was driven in for the belts, which were hung in pairs, and then we drew out a couple more boxes of cartridges, and that was all.

  • That was another shot from the right bank of the river, followed by a couple more, and the bullets splashed up the water not far from their heads.

  • Two on 'em's saved their lives, and a couple more's gone off without having any mark upon 'em.

  • I guess in a couple more seconds he would have had me, but I just threw one of the chops right at him and he pounced on it.

  • Chuck on a couple more logs, Westy old boy.

  • This is the way it was; there was a five toe print then another one about a foot in back of it, then about three or four feet in back of that a couple more about a foot apart with only four toe marks.

  • Later on, when I bring out a couple more numbers, I must make a somewhat remodeled edition of these earlier songs.

  • But if by chance one or other number of these Quartets should have some spread, I should not dislike to write a couple more, either secular or sacred.

  • If you approve of these compositions I will gladly get a couple more copies in your honor.

  • It was my watch one night with Sam Brown, Bill Smith, and a couple more.

  • The fragments lying loose were thrown down, and then came a couple more shots, a loud shriek, and then a heavy, sickening fall upon the rocks beneath.

  • Sergeant; and a couple more of the enemy fell back, after exposing themselves for a few seconds to hurl down stones.

  • Then my ponderings were interrupted by the coming of a couple more of the Indians, who examined our fastenings and then went back.

  • His demand was almost accompanied by a couple more shots in close succession.

  • It might have been fired into the earth for all the effect it had, save to produce an angry charge, and it was the same with a couple more shots.

  • Six fell, and the rest, stunned by this terrible attack from a fresh quarter, turned on the instant, and fled up the canyon, followed by a parting fire from which a couple more fell.

  • Then a couple more fierce-looking Spaniards came in, saluted the priest, lit cigarettes at the lamp, and propped the short carbines they carried against the cottage-wall before joining in the conversation.

  • It was a bright plate that, and a couple more years of such service would have oiled and rotten-stoned and rubbed and polished out the legend, "J.

  • The steps became audible, and a couple more spear-armed men approached; there was a short whispered conversation, and one of them took the sentry's place.

  • Well, then," said Archie, "I should have called in old Sergeant Ripsy and a couple more men to hold him.

  • In fact, when we got back to our hut, after shooting a couple more pigeons, our shoes were showing already how sharp the rocks were that formed a great part of the ground over which we tramped.

  • He went away directly, and I was about to shout to another when the first one came back with a couple more, all talking excitedly, and evidently holding some discussion about me.

  • After a couple more tries, however, he got it, and began throwing things in.

  • He sat down on the floor, and a couple more came to him.

  • Jack took the manipulator up to the diggings, put off a couple more shots, uncovered more flint and found another sunstone.

  • He was opening a bottle of whisky when Little Fuzzy came dashing out, blowing on it, a couple more of the family pursuing him and trying to get it away from him.

  • So away ran Brady and a couple more of the young fellows at their best pace--no one spared himself on this errand--and little Puddock and another down to the bridge.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another field; another matter; certain substances; couple more; elder sister; exploitation exclusive fishing zone; follows that; heat required; many books; more feet; notwithstanding the; other occasions; particular species; pursued the; quite gone; six weeks; stir them; suitable number; then marched; upon whose; what are; world history