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

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1 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 .
2 Okay so you 'd had a bit of a break that 's good .
3 He 'd had a bit of a raw deal .
4 As he nodded she went on , ‘ I 'd had a bit of a knock in — in a relationship with a man in London , and I was very miserable over Elise 's death .
5 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 ?
6 So she 'd had a bit of a go at Bob and er
7 Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ?
8 Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping-bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe .
9 Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’
10 ‘ He could have had a bit of a crush , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but the main attraction was my career .
11 you do n't know the full story , she might have had a bit of a
12 I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’
13 Buy me one I know I do n't like it till I 've had a bit as a drink .
14 Randall , 38 , who hit more than 1,000 first-class runs for Nottinghamshire , said : ‘ I 've had a bit of cartilage trimmed off , but it feels fine now and should n't cause me any problems at all next season . ’
15 ‘ … embarrassing to have to trouble you like this , but we 've had a bit of bother with the sheep hereabouts .
16 RICHARD GUEST ( Romany King ) : ‘ I 've had a bit of a rollicking [ For not riding with more restraint ] .
17 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 . ’
18 A spokesman said : ‘ We 've had a bit of bother with the council but it 's sorted out now . ’
19 We 've had a bit of a scare , that 's —
20 I 've had a bit of trouble with this ear again , it 's been kind of sore on and off , and down my neck .
21 I 've had a bit of problem with me knee left knee
22 Ah bit of , I 've had a bit of guffy
23 ‘ Mr Dexter , I 'm afraid we 've had a bit of a problem out here … ’
24 ‘ I 've had a bit of trouble , ’ was another familiar Spencerism .
25 Sort my love life with Rocky out , we 've had a bit of a tiff at the moment , as a result I 've had to drop him from the squad completely and he 'll probably go and join the scum where he 'll show me up like that poncy french bugger who used to play here .
26 And I 'm sure you 've had a bit of thought about it , I 'm glad you 're see it there er and the whole lot is a blessed mismatch , it 's nothing to do with us though I do thank you Mr for the help you wish to give me , the Duke of Westminster and the Duke of Rutland if this goes through as I said this today because without a doubt the government will listen to what you have to say and I 've no doubt it will be effect .
27 You 've had a bit of luck there , you might turn the other way next year , and you might find that you 've got an increased number of police retiring , and if you have , you 're going to find extreme pressure on the police budget , and you will see that there is the reductions that the Chief Constable told you he would have to make if that happened .
28 O K , erm , hopefully we 've had a bit of fun , but at the same time , we go , we went through all the technical information .
29 ‘ YES , I was fired up — I always get like that when I 've had a bit of stick and I have had a lot of stick lately . ’
30 oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm
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