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

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1 Now Malcolm has asked for a bit more of my own feelings and thoughts in these epistles .
2 Call me suspicious , but this implies that the crampon , far from adhering steadily to the spot upon which its owner has chosen to commit his or her weight , has decided it prefers an altogether different rock and has gone for a bit of a slide .
3 I think if you had asked Freud what 's the minimum number numerically for one of , for the Bond Freud Crowds , Freud would have thought for a bit and I think he would have said three .
4 If he 'd been thrown in as he was , he 'd have sunk for a bit , and then probably come up again .
5 Of course in high season we do have to ask for a bit extra if there 's going to be empty space in your place , but for all departures before May 31st and after October 1st there are NO UNDER-OCCUPANCY SUPPLEMENTS in selected accommodation .
6 Bill thought I 'd died on him the other night cos I was , you know , me breathing and everything , and then all of a sudden I must 've relaxed for a bit and not needed to breathe and he give me a shock he says God I thought you were dead .
7 I had to go over to them and say , I 'm sorry but we 're going to have to close for a bit .
8 " It 's worst stoppage ah 've seen for a bit , " said Mr Bailes .
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