Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside , the giant scoreboard had billed the match as Berwick v Allo ( as in ‘ Allo ) and was little further electrified until former Darlington striker Kevin Todd ( ‘ he 's had a rotten season ’ Beveridge said ) had a goal disallowed for a bit of slap and tickle in the great puddin' of a penalty area . |
| 2 | My records nee go it it plays for a bit , then it goes brurgh ! |
| 3 | There 's nowhere for him to go for a bit of company — he wo n't go to the day hospital because he thinks they 'll make him take drugs . |
| 4 | The opposition , a diverse and mostly respectable group of people who have been clamouring for a bit of say in the new Kuwait , did not get even a token position . |
| 5 | I try walking for a bit with my eyes closed proper , but I keep having to open them cos I 'm scared I 'm going to bump into summat . |
| 6 | It got incredibly painful , and in bed at night I could hear a munching sound , definitely coming from me , which stopped for a bit if I touched the swelling . |
| 7 | I 'll wait for a bit , you know . |
| 8 | If we believe that it is right to push back the boundaries of middle age a few years , we can happily keep our young tastes and looks for a bit longer . |
| 9 | I listen for a bit to hear if anyone 's going to answer the door . |
| 10 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 11 | ‘ No , I was just lookin' for a bit more money , honest , ’ gasped Dolly , the knife a hideous threat . |
| 12 | He and his friends would have seen that if they 'd been allowed to talk for a bit . |
| 13 | The local name comes from the loud braying call which is always at its loudest at four o'clock in the morning , just when you are looking for a bit more sleep after a tiring day . |
| 14 | Reading these two books is a serious and problematic business , and if you 're looking for a bit of post-modern frivolity then you 'd best slip something else into your holiday holdall — Sebastian Faulk 's new novel . |
| 15 | Lads and lassies who were newly hired locally would be readily accepted when they turned up , looking for a bit of company and conversation . |
| 16 | Lee was looking for the bits of the fence that were buried in the grass . |
| 17 | But for girls who were unattached and less inhibited , and who yearned for a bit of ‘ fun ’ , the prospect of lavish meals in American messes , and gifts of sweets and nylons , accompanied , let it be said in all fairness , by flatteringly gallant , if brash , wooing , could be a powerful magnet . |
| 18 | Q. In view of the well publicised challenge to rebuild the economies in Eastern Europe and the EC funds and initiatives to work there , are there many openings in these countries for qualified people prepared for a bit of upheaval and a drop in salary ? |
| 19 | In mid-battle they break for a bit of a graze . |
| 20 | " It 's worst stoppage ah 've seen for a bit , " said Mr Bailes . |
| 21 | They are used for a bit of horticulture and , increasingly , for a bit of ’ horseyculture ’ — and the horses do not half make a mess on the ground ! |
| 22 | Father dinosaur thought for a bit . |
| 23 | I think if you had asked Freud what 's the minimum number numerically for one of , for the Bond Freud Crowds , Freud would have thought for a bit and I think he would have said three . |
| 24 | Thank you we 'll just put it on the little table here , look for a bit until it 's time to put it on . |
| 25 | Want to walk for a bit ? ’ |
| 26 | But before that she would make a cup of tea and read for a bit . |
| 27 | extent I 'd be happy to keep you going for a bit longer . |
| 28 | ‘ Just going for a bit of a hit , Malcolm , ’ he called , as they went past the sick bay . |
| 29 | I just tell him : ‘ Look , I 'm going for a bit of a break . |
| 30 | Shall we have that one or keep i keep us going for a bit ? |