Example sentences of "have [vb pp] a bit " in BNC.
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| 31 | I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat . |
| 32 | I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat . |
| 33 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 34 | For the first time , Mr Major has put a bit of distance between himself and economic policy . |
| 35 | But he did n't say anything when I said he has put a bit of weight on . |
| 36 | ‘ The year has started a bit stronger , so we 're hoping that with the end of the VAT threat for the meanwhile and after two lean years , this will continue . ’ |
| 37 | ‘ I think it would have been brilliant if they 'd given him more of a chance and if he 'd given a bit more . |
| 38 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 39 | He 'd seen a bit of that kind of thing going on in the last hospital he was in . |
| 40 | Mrs , my friend , Mrs Goreng was all over me after she 'd sobbed a bit over Kaptan . |
| 41 | But he came more than he might have and he 'd done a bit with the bells in his heyday . |
| 42 | She 'd done a bit of elementary choreography for Therese and Gesner , but he seemed to be all right , a bit standoffish and dignified perhaps , but then he was the star . |
| 43 | I 'd felt a bit sticky and dirty first thing but it 'd worn off now . |
| 44 | Later , usually with Preston or his grandad , he 'd felt a bit more at home , but not much . |
| 45 | I thought you 'd got a bit carried away when you were drawing them . ’ |
| 46 | You 'd got a bit more margin , you see . |
| 47 | Erm you , you never really sort of er he said he 'd got a bit of paper somewhere and he could perhaps go and find it and you said , you know , sort of no not now erm but having done that you never , you never , not now erm but having done that you never , you never , I |
| 48 | I wish we 'd got a bit further really but it 's hard work . |
| 49 | and I 'd got a bit of an headache , well I took two tablets and it had gone before Steve come in and er I had me tea and I w I went like that and I thought God almighty ! |
| 50 | ‘ I think it was after we 'd talked a bit and then played a bit our personalities seemed to go well together and our playing did as well . |
| 51 | 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 . ’ |
| 52 | Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | He 'd had a bit of a raw deal . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 57 | 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 ? |
| 58 | So she 'd had a bit of a go at Bob and er |
| 59 | another sort of six marks or maybe eight marks for the the end bit of the question , erm you 'd spent a bit of time on this . |
| 60 | And knowing he 'd gone a bit too far , and glad enough , now his fright and anger were fading , to have faced down Lachlan 's temper and Farquhar 's knife unharmed , Duncan Rua was satisfied to grin back , and turn aside to work the ship . |