11.   Annie spends a couple of blissful minutes stroking her coat.

12.   And, like teachers all over the city, Ms. Bregman said she easily spends a couple of hundred dollars of her own money.

13.   Blake spent a couple of seasons with Toronto in the Canadian Football League and got caught up in a coaching change.

14.   A few years ago I spent a couple of days wandering around the Met and the Modern with him and his wife, the painter Gwendolyn Knight.

15.   After spending a couple of days illegally frolicking in Dallas, they took a commuter flight home.

16.   All it means is that kids will spend a couple of years in college and then come out and make all that guaranteed money.

17.   But no matter how the cards fall at Disney, he plans to spend a couple of extra days in Florida.

18.   Designers can spend a couple of days at the center, or go on line to match colors on their own.

19.   During this extended break between series, Hasek spent a couple of afternoons playing street hockey with his son and the neighborhood kids.

20.   Gordon returned to Winston Cup this season after spending a couple of seasons in open-wheel racing.