Example sentences of "a few bob " in BNC.
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| 1 | That got home to him He certainly was n't going to miss the chance of making a few bob out of someone with money to spend . |
| 2 | ON A DAY when many people are wondering how to make a few bob out of water , somebody else showed how to make millions , in the worst possible City fashion . |
| 3 | We will , after all , be gaining space and making a few bob . ’ |
| 4 | P. H. Police Aided Clothing Association — chipped in a few bob from your wages . |
| 5 | ‘ I managed to save a few bob and Billy Tolboys , my mate on the docks , was telling me there is a motorbike and sidecar in Bert Midgeley 's garage in Sharpness and he reckons Bert could be persuaded to sell it . |
| 6 | His query concerns a 2-iron which his local pro reckoned might be worth more than just a few bob . |
| 7 | Great that we 're making a few bob at last ; I 've bunged down a few more ideas for old Clash songs we could flog to various fee-paying customers . |
| 8 | Someone up there must have wagered a few bob on them for another Grand Slam . |
| 9 | The bookies are quoting us at 40–1 and you can bet one or two of the lads have got a few bob on us at those odds . |
| 10 | OK , the mic-stand might cost a few bob to repair . |
| 11 | Former Premier LADY THATCHER will never be short of a few bob — she 's worth an estimated £9.5 million . |
| 12 | So let's hope Shirley Bassey turned out to be a Real Big Spender and put the Goldfinger on him to the tune of a few bob . |
| 13 | KIDS with a few bob in their piggy banks can help Mum and Dad collect extra interest on the family 's savings . |
| 14 | But another part is determined that if there is a few bob about then I want my share ’ . |
| 15 | The lot cost Joe only a few bob . |
| 16 | Froggy was staying with me as usual , making a few bob at caddying on the nearby courses and spending it in the local pubs . |
| 17 | They only had one objective — to save a few bob for the government . |
| 18 | If you simply do n't need the trace facility , and I suspect that few Spectrum users really will , then check out the screen-based programs and save a few bob into the bargain . |
| 19 | possibly er needing a few bob to er you know tide him , but that , that 's fine . |
| 20 | cos I worked two years all the time I had a few bob for that extra that 's all . |
| 21 | Ever-enterprising chairman Reg Burr , sensing the chance to make a few bob out of the wave of sentimentality which has greeted the old stadium 's demise , contacted local auctioneers , who will be putting some Den memorabilia under the hammer next Wednesday . |
| 22 | But I spent a few bob buying drinks for a couple of old OSS types who 'd turned up in their London station and they took pity on me and let drop the codename : Winter Garden . |
| 23 | Openg opportunity to just get a few bob . |
| 24 | Well it would defeat you making a few bob . |
| 25 | Its nice to have a few bob in the bank in case too . |
| 26 | Even if it IS about money , again a player should not have to leave Leeds if he does nt want to just to get a few bob extra . |
| 27 | But really most of them just want to travel and earn a few bob . |
| 28 | a few bob in the kitty |
| 29 | You can make yourself a few bob there I should think . |
| 30 | Mm quite a few bob 's worth of booze there . |