1.   His wife died a couple of years back.

2.   A more serious problem is that the transmitter died after a couple of weeks.

3.   Breaux Bridge, La.--Ailene Champagne Guidry died a couple of years ago, but people in Cajun country will never forget the mother of crawfish etouffee.

4.   Had Amelio failed in this, Apple might well have died a couple of years ago.

5.   He died a couple of years ago without ever having floated a boat or combed a Bahamas beach - his only legacy, a legend and a sandwich.

6.   He died a couple of weeks ago, shortly after receiving a hospital phone call of support and admiration from President Clinton.

7.   Her husband died a couple of years ago from a stroke.

8.   His father died a couple of years later.

9.   His father died a couple of years ago, and that saddened his spirit.

10.   Nearby, on the refrigerator, hung a snapshot of the handicapped son who had died a couple of years ago.