Example sentences of "get on a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | 'Cos , like , just 'cos you 're gettin' on a bit does n't mean you ca n't wear fab gear an' pull groovy chicks an' that . |
| 2 | And er when you 'd got on a bit you delivered the baby but the midwife was there to see you did n't make any mistakes and , and really to t teach you to do it . |
| 3 | However , having carelessly left the shed unlocked , our mower and strimmer were stolen and , as we are both getting on a bit , we decided we would take up the lawn and put down gravel instead . |
| 4 | He was getting on a bit , transferred in to the Mounted . |
| 5 | Mr Jagger responded by saying , ‘ Poor old Bill 's getting on a bit now , you know . |
| 6 | NOW that 's he getting on a bit , Eric Clapton is steering clear of his flashy Ferraris and Alfa Romeos . |
| 7 | ‘ He was getting on a bit , was n't he ? ’ |
| 8 | They were getting on a bit when I was born . ’ |
| 9 | I ca n't believe Mel is the player he was two years ago and he must be getting on a bit now , but we have still got Ray Wallace just incase I s'pose . |
| 10 | She says you have to be brusque with them because they 're getting on a bit , you know . |
| 11 | ‘ He is getting on a bit , he is going grey round the whiskers and has a milky white coat . |
| 12 | No Er the girls sort of say things like perhaps ask her , Do you have any We could get on a bit more so they do n't include themselves in what they 're going to do . |
| 13 | Well think , if you concentrated on that a bit more instead of just doing it any where in the air you might get on a bit quicker . |