Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] a bit [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after seeing Celtic sensationally overturn a two-goal deficit against Cologne and Stuttgart land in the dock for fielding too many foreigners against Leeds , Francis said : ‘ Their League has suffered a bit from an exodus of top stars to Italy . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | With that we 'll see if we 've got any more it 's er , have to go down here which has got a bit of light , still some birds moving around and the birds calling , go and check the nests now . |
| 4 | No but he has got a bit of an accent . |
| 5 | he has got a bit of a belly on him actually |
| 6 | Mm , and they 're always going to say yes are n't they , unless they 're a reasonable human being and has got a bit of money they can use . |
| 7 | These cases are an indication of the liberal attitude currently being taken by the courts , which have obviously recognised that the old saying that a security on a dwelling is ‘ as safe as houses ’ has become a bit of a mockery . |
| 8 | The series has become a bit of a cult in the UK , with Victor becoming much better known than the actor who plays him , Richard Wilson . |
| 9 | Mind you he has become a bit of an opinionated arsehole recently … more like Jonathan King , or Nina Myskow — y'know being deliberately contentious to get people to write in . |
| 10 | As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke . |
| 11 | It keeps walking straight ahead even after it has found a bit of food . |
| 12 | It appears that my letter concerning Macca for Rangers has caused a bit of a rumpus . |
| 13 | Lake , who is getting out , has taken a bit of a battering and feels that her spontaneous outpourings the other day were probably misconstrued . |
| 14 | Lake , who is getting out , has taken a bit of a battering and feels that her spontaneous outpourings the other day were probably misconstrued . |
| 15 | One of the reputations that has taken a bit of a bashing is Sigismond Thalberg 's . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 19 | For the first time , Mr Major has put a bit of distance between himself and economic policy . |
| 20 | But he did n't say anything when I said he has put a bit of weight on . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He 'd seen a bit of that kind of thing going on in the last hospital he was in . |
| 23 | Mrs , my friend , Mrs Goreng was all over me after she 'd sobbed a bit over Kaptan . |
| 24 | But he came more than he might have and he 'd done a bit with the bells in his heyday . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 ! |
| 28 | Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good . |
| 29 | He 'd had a bit of a raw deal . |
| 30 | 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 . |