Example sentences of "they [vb past] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | Their mother and father have told them that it is about time they started helping a bit more at home . |
| 4 | Cos I thought they thought seem a bit thin but |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Because they had to exercise a bit of faith . |
| 7 | They had learnt a bit about this tigress by now and nobody was about to take any chances . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | They hoped to get a bit of that if you know , aha . |