Example sentences of "have [verb] a bit [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But after seeing Celtic sensationally overturn a two-goal deficit against Cologne and Stuttgart land in the dock for fielding too many foreigners against Leeds , Francis said : ‘ Their League has suffered a bit from an exodus of top stars to Italy .
2 Standing sex has had a bit of a bad press — mainly because it tends to be used for illicit love-making by young couples who have no bedroom to go to .
3 With that we 'll see if we 've got any more it 's er , have to go down here which has got a bit of light , still some birds moving around and the birds calling , go and check the nests now .
4 No but he has got a bit of an accent .
5 he has got a bit of a belly on him actually
6 Mm , and they 're always going to say yes are n't they , unless they 're a reasonable human being and has got a bit of money they can use .
7 A few scenes stood out awkwardly : Robyn soothing her tearful female student who ca n't do her essay because has to do a bit of modelling to make up her grant ( 'It 's not fair , ’ she sobs , in one of the script 's less ingenious lines ) ; Robyn 's unlikely outburst at a Pringle meeting when an Asian worker is nominated for sacking .
8 These cases are an indication of the liberal attitude currently being taken by the courts , which have obviously recognised that the old saying that a security on a dwelling is ‘ as safe as houses ’ has become a bit of a mockery .
9 The series has become a bit of a cult in the UK , with Victor becoming much better known than the actor who plays him , Richard Wilson .
10 Mind you he has become a bit of an opinionated arsehole recently … more like Jonathan King , or Nina Myskow — y'know being deliberately contentious to get people to write in .
11 As long as the controls are there to make sure they 're not wandering around all over the place which one hears about Group 4 and their reputation for letting people go which has become a bit of a joke .
12 It keeps walking straight ahead even after it has found a bit of food .
13 It appears that my letter concerning Macca for Rangers has caused a bit of a rumpus .
14 Lake , who is getting out , has taken a bit of a battering and feels that her spontaneous outpourings the other day were probably misconstrued .
15 Lake , who is getting out , has taken a bit of a battering and feels that her spontaneous outpourings the other day were probably misconstrued .
16 One of the reputations that has taken a bit of a bashing is Sigismond Thalberg 's .
17 I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat .
18 I 've been working hard with Gill to get into top form for the Olympics so singles play has taken a bit of a back seat .
19 The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today .
20 For the first time , Mr Major has put a bit of distance between himself and economic policy .
21 But he did n't say anything when I said he has put a bit of weight on .
22 Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over .
23 He 'd seen a bit of that kind of thing going on in the last hospital he was in .
24 Mrs , my friend , Mrs Goreng was all over me after she 'd sobbed a bit over Kaptan .
25 But he came more than he might have and he 'd done a bit with the bells in his heyday .
26 She 'd done a bit of elementary choreography for Therese and Gesner , but he seemed to be all right , a bit standoffish and dignified perhaps , but then he was the star .
27 Erm you , you never really sort of er he said he 'd got a bit of paper somewhere and he could perhaps go and find it and you said , you know , sort of no not now erm but having done that you never , you never , not now erm but having done that you never , you never , I
28 and I 'd got a bit of an headache , well I took two tablets and it had gone before Steve come in and er I had me tea and I w I went like that and I thought God almighty !
29 Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good .
30 He 'd had a bit of a raw deal .
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