Meanings of were couples in English

At intervals there were tea tables around which were couples, chatting languidly.

It occurred to him that nearly all the people he met were couples, arm-in-arm.

Even in the cold, there were couples clinched heedlessly close outside the banquet hall.

Yes, there were couples on the properties, but also extended families, groups of friends and hen's parties.

At some little distance from the dancers were couples of men lashing each other on the leg.

Nearly all of them were couples.

During a recent visit, the only signs of life were couples in heavy make-up having their wedding snaps taken.

Of the remainder, 42 per cent were women, while 39 per cent were couples.

All the other customers were couples, but that guy came alone and waited for the woman in the room.

It is understood the main clientele were couples but single men were allowed entry if they paid a higher fee.

They were couples in love who couldn't marry, soldiers who fought for freedom abroad that they found denied to them at home.

This was nothing unusual for the club: there were couples making out all over the dance floor, and even fucking in the stairwell.

There were couples trembling with pleasure, curious-fiancées, led thither by their sweethearts, newly married couples and frightened children, holding one another by the hand.

Of the 167,800 EU couples claiming tax credits in 2014, 19,600 were couples where one of the partners was a UK national.