Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can also get insulated socketed metal tubes , but unless there are encased in brick or stone blocks , they tend to look a bit industrial . |
| 2 | When people spend so much time seeing each other behave so well , they tend to become a bit intolerant of others less perfect . |
| 3 | They tend to attract a bit of attention if you 're an exhibitionist . |
| 4 | ‘ I expect they want to see a bit of night life , ’ said Sister Dew . |
| 5 | Well they want stabilizing a bit yeah and er |
| 6 | By the end , of course , they were thoroughly enjoying themselves because they 'd had a bit to drink and it was a jolly convivial evening . ’ |
| 7 | Oh rather yes , out-work , people used during the First World War there were no end of people were sort of er especially if they 'd had a bit of experience in the leather industry like harness and saddlery and that sort of thing , especially the harness and er other work attached to leather cavalry and er revolver holsters and that sort of thing , they 'd do them at home you know oh yes there was er now Walsall 's divided is n't it ? |
| 8 | Could n't they have waited a bit longer after the expense of Christmas ? |
| 9 | Their mother and father have told them that it is about time they started helping a bit more at home . |
| 10 | Cos I thought they thought seem a bit thin but |
| 11 | Those young people , well , they did talk a bit loudly and show off , but they always had a smile and a pleasant word , and they did brighten the place up a bit , you could n't deny it . |
| 12 | Erm when it 's hot , they do go a bit peculiar in pillows , they go stained do n't they ? |
| 13 | So parents tend not to hear about the things that really go on a lot of the time in nearly all schools and they do hear a bit about the things that are a little bit different , so they can get quite a distorted picture of , of what 's going on . |
| 14 | To their credit , ‘ Up In Downsville ’ is trying hard and although there is an indisputable one-dimensional groove to much of this album , they do muster a bit of sparkle as with the chugging ‘ Tekno 4 An Answer ’ and get out of their muso strait-jackets . |
| 15 | They do get a bit jealous sometimes and I wo n't deny that they are not exactly ecstatic when another interview with me occurs ’ . |
| 16 | er France has erm not a bad policy towards this , it 's er though half-heartedly , er nonetheless over a period of er perhaps since the war it 's had what I call a tick over policy of making quite sure that every year they do produce a bit , do produce a bit . |
| 17 | Er but as far as I 'm concerned if it comes in in week four , that 's fair enough , but things after that then they start to get a bit upset |
| 18 | see like , now they 've gone a bit quieter now , have you noticed ? |
| 19 | Alison his nose as it was around there , they 've gone a bit bumpy . |
| 20 | Altman , himself nursing a few wounds inflicted by tyrannical studio bosses , lays bare Tinseltown with the help of 65 stars including Bruce Willis , Cher , Nick Nolte , Jack Lemmon — you name 'em , they 've got a bit part . |
| 21 | I know they 've got a bit of crime rate with burglaries but it 's not actual violence round , and round Valley you can do the same , go in a pub and come out , and er no one 'll say nothing . |
| 22 | Well if they 're not left continually on their own they 've got a bit of company have n't they ? |
| 23 | Mind you , I think they 've had a bit of luck lately with a couple of wealthy chaps coming to live in the area and showing signs of interest . ’ |
| 24 | Because they had to exercise a bit of faith . |
| 25 | They had learnt a bit about this tigress by now and nobody was about to take any chances . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | They hoped to get a bit of that if you know , aha . |
| 28 | No , they have gone a bit cool towards her . |
| 29 | Mind you they have done a bit more to it since Wiggie 's been there in as much as she 's had a big curtain put across |
| 30 | They have become a bit more open-minded now but they like to make changes slowly . |