But by the time I did, a couple of years had passed, and he wanted nothing more to do with me.

A couple of times, people had passed, more or less unnoticed by me.

At the corner he had to wait while a couple of cars passed.

When a couple of seconds passed without his saying anything, Barbara looked away.

A couple of days had passed since Pen's meeting with the cell leaders, and he needed somebody.

A couple of security officers passed by, going the other way.

A couple of seconds pass with dead air on the line.

A couple of days might pass without me having a meal.

The other couple passed us and went around the corner.

A couple of months after this incident, my daughter passed her driving test.