And as the day progressed, you know, a couple of hours later, another little boy came in.

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On waking a couple of hours later, he is able to joke about the experience with his team-mates.

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She then sent a friend to get them, tweeting a thanks to us a couple of hours later, saying that she had recovered half of her stolen things.

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At least two were killed a couple of hours later.

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Do you prefer a later workout and a small meal a couple of hours before you hit the trails?

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Later, Facebook inadvertently exposed users to the private chats of other users for a couple hours.

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