Example sentences of "[verb] have a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standing sex has had a bit of a bad press — mainly because it tends to be used for illicit love-making by young couples who have no bedroom to go to . |
| 2 | She would have enjoyed having a bit of extra money . ’ |
| 3 | Well if you want them to stay pretty as opposed to going baggy then you 'll need to have a bit of lycra in the fabric . |
| 4 | By the end , of course , they were thoroughly enjoying themselves because they 'd had a bit to drink and it was a jolly convivial evening . ’ |
| 5 | Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good . |
| 6 | The next morning , Ian woke her up with a cup of tea , said he was sorry about last night , he 'd had a bit too much to drink . |
| 7 | He 'd had a bit of a raw deal . |
| 8 | As he nodded she went on , ‘ I 'd had a bit of a knock in — in a relationship with a man in London , and I was very miserable over Elise 's death . |
| 9 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 10 | Oh rather yes , out-work , people used during the First World War there were no end of people were sort of er especially if they 'd had a bit of experience in the leather industry like harness and saddlery and that sort of thing , especially the harness and er other work attached to leather cavalry and er revolver holsters and that sort of thing , they 'd do them at home you know oh yes there was er now Walsall 's divided is n't it ? |
| 11 | So she 'd had a bit of a go at Bob and er |
| 12 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 13 | Similarly , We would like to have a bit of grass around the house and a nice view . |
| 14 | I mean it just seems to me an area which I think I would like to have a bit more information on . |
| 15 | I 'd like to have a bit more before I go for him . ’ |
| 16 | Flipping hell , are n't I allowed to have a bit ? |
| 17 | They 've got to have a bit of room to move , like . ’ |
| 18 | But you 've got to do the right kind of exercise to get the effect er and again when you come to stamina it 's got to be , you 've got to have a bit of the all round to go with the stamina . |
| 19 | I mean , the answer is that somebody 's got to have a bit of experience to do it . |
| 20 | ‘ Thing is , Pop , you see , that when Mums sells the house , she 's going to have a bit of cash in hand . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ He 's going to have a bit of a lump there . ’ |
| 22 | Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping-bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe . |
| 23 | Looking back , there have been occasions when I might have had a bit more foresight , particularly when this chap rang me from Newcastle one day raving about this brilliant young footballer he wanted me to look after . |
| 24 | Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He could have had a bit of a crush , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but the main attraction was my career . |
| 26 | No a bit bigger seems to me if we 'd moved up a bit we would have had a bit more room . |
| 27 | you do n't know the full story , she might have had a bit of a |
| 28 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 29 | When other horses are reaching their limit , Milton always seems to have a bit more in reserve . ’ |
| 30 | Seems to have a bit of a |