Example sentences of "they have [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 | Could n't they have waited a bit longer after the expense of Christmas ? |
4 | see like , now they 've gone a bit quieter now , have you noticed ? |
5 | Alison his nose as it was around there , they 've gone a bit bumpy . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Well if they 're not left continually on their own they 've got a bit of company have n't they ? |
9 | 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 . ’ |
10 | Because they had to exercise a bit of faith . |
11 | They had learnt a bit about this tigress by now and nobody was about to take any chances . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | No , they have gone a bit cool towards her . |
14 | 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 |
15 | They have become a bit more open-minded now but they like to make changes slowly . |
16 | They have relaxed a bit . |
17 | and they did n't do anything for me , so anyhow I 've started taking two , they have helped a bit |