Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] take a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think they recognise that I 'm not trying to exploit the Broads to line my pocket , and that I 've taken a bit of care . |
| 2 | For someone like Nigel who 's got all the tools it it 'd be a a it 's not a job you can come in and just do it cos you have to take a bit off clean it |
| 3 | It 's , I think you have to take a bit more care of those . |
| 4 | Hello my name is Caroline and here is Jenny who 's taken a bit long to come into class . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've taken a bit of stick and rightly so because we 've had a bad week and had two disappointing performances . |
| 6 | It was their own indolence which had landed them with a murder which could probably be explained and might even have been prevented , if they had taken a bit more trouble . |
| 7 | It 's all new , is it going to take a bit of getting used to ? |
| 8 | Well it did take a bit of organization to get yourself to the end of the walk , erm with your your weekly rubbish or your daily rubbish , to get that put away . |
| 9 | Renewing the emphasis on the unit 's original raison d'etre created by Lord Rayner , the Prime Minister 's first efficiency adviser — the scrutiny programme of efficiency studies — was necessary , Sir Angus said , as ‘ it had taken a bit of a setback ’ . |
| 10 | there is an art of doing this , and it does take a bit of practice . |