Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [verb] [art] bit " in BNC.
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1 | She was thinking that the girl might have lacked an umbilicus ; might have come straight from the hand of God , who having finished making the mountains had picked a bit of clay from under his thumbnail and fashioned just one more sort of person , perhaps as an experiment . |
2 | Anyway , everyone knows that training shoes have gone a bit crazy in the past few years . |
3 | Most people agreed that things had gone a bit far when he told the Church , in 1982 , to ‘ Face north-west whenever possible . ’ |
4 | Over that time , things had got a bit more relaxed between them . |
5 | Things had got a bit out of proportion . |
6 | Things have changed a bit . |
7 | After a period of time you 'll feel that things have improved a bit in that area ( we hope ! ) , so flick through the book again and start trying to work at another area . |
8 | It appears that my letter concerning Macca for Rangers has caused a bit of a rumpus . |
9 | I asked Leppard to write them for me , because I felt that the standard cadenzas had become a bit worn out . ’ |
10 | Whereas the Victorians had gone a bit ‘ foreign ’ with some of their house designs , Inglewood was as English as you could get , and looked like a clean , clear-cut , practical version of Cheshire 's most famous half-timbered house , Little Moreton Hall . |
11 | Well the others have made a bit , we just took it for granted that she was giving us ten per cent rise , and did n't bother , cos they trusted her , but |
12 | I have n't noticed I 've lost any weight only that me clothes have gone a bit loose , it must be only a couple of pounds literally but on Mrs scales I 'm half a stone lighter , but I do n't think so by tomorrow night I 'll be about eleven , ten |
13 | Well I , I think after this er people have n't appreciated yet that they 've , the grounds have become a bit safer than they were the hooligan element seemed to be taking over , they have er closed circuit television now , at Walsall , so they can get to the hot spot of any trouble and er they erm the ground |
14 | THORNTONS bosses have had a bit of a chuckle with their Father 's Day range this year . |
15 | THORNTONS bosses have had a bit of a chuckle with their Father 's Day range this year . |