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Meanings of played a couple in English

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Usage of played a couple in English
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I played a couple of very good players, especially today against Bernard.
Reuters
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At 4-love played a couple of good games but made some unforced errors.
The Guardian
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And Andy Goram played a couple of first-class matches for Scotland.
The Guardian
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He also played a couple of nice long diagonal passes.
The Guardian
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After the band had played a couple of inspiring national airs, the speeches began.
Rod of the Lone Patrol
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Then I played a couple of practice matches at Boodles.
The Guardian
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After that the band played a couple of lively airs.
The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and...
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I played a couple of rather crude tricks on her.
Abducted to Oz
9
And dashing at a piano that stood handy, he played a couple of bars.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes
10
I just played a couple of CD-ROM games from a new company called Purple Moon.
Wired
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I played a couple of concerts with security measures.
The Guardian
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I missed out last game and played a couple of bad shots leading into it.
Reuters
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After dinner they adjourned to the music-room, and Ryder played a couple of Chopin's Nocturnes.
The Moneychangers
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I played a couple of Facebook live fundraiser gigs for some charities too, including Pieta House.
Independent.ie
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I thought he would have played a couple.
Reuters
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Not for Spain but I played a couple of games there with Unai Emery at Valencia.
The Guardian
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