Example sentences of "for a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stopped the car and thought for a bit . |
| 2 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 3 | Let it carry him along for a bit longer . |
| 4 | All of which is quite funny for a bit , but becomes boring because it is obviously such rubbish . |
| 5 | Honecker begs in vain , then finally asks : ‘ Can I at least leave my luggage here for a bit ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Hello , Piper , you are a little bit late for a bit of breakfast but sit down and have a mug of tea . ’ |
| 7 | If your record starts to pick up air play and get reviewed just after three weeks , it may be worth keeping your plugger and press officer on for a bit longer . |
| 8 | We watched that for a bit , then took the first tube of the day round to a friend 's place for a while . |
| 9 | For a bit of fun before we went back to London we got a boat trip round the harbour . |
| 10 | We 'd sit around chatting for a bit then go on to whatever was happening that evening . |
| 11 | I had to go over to them and say , I 'm sorry but we 're going to have to close for a bit . |
| 12 | So that put the damper on gigs for a bit . |
| 13 | Odd-Knut finds a steep up-slope where a river joins the lake and we play for a bit going up and down steep slopes . |
| 14 | He 's usually good value for a bit of earthy wisdom and wit but managed to miss his own press conference this time . |
| 15 | .. Charlie stayed for a bit of a a natter with me . ’ |
| 16 | I stood it for a bit and then I 'm afraid I said to him that what was sauce for the goose and at least I was n't married . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'd heard him for a bit by then . |
| 18 | ‘ Leave me for a bit , Billy , ’ she says with her back to me , so I go out and sit on my bed . |
| 19 | The smoke sort of hangs in blue layers above the bed and I watch it for a bit . |
| 20 | We both look at it for a bit . |
| 21 | I think about it for a bit . |
| 22 | She looks at me for a bit , then she goes over to the drawer and takes out another envelope . |
| 23 | She looks at them for a bit and then hands them over to me . |
| 24 | We sit around for a bit , chatting . |
| 25 | He 's confused for a bit . |
| 26 | They carry on arguing for a bit , then Peter hits the cymbal again . |
| 27 | I think about it for a bit . |
| 28 | I open my eyes and think about it for a bit . |
| 29 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 30 | The lights are off for a bit , so I turn round to look at her . |