Example sentences of "take a bit [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it takes a bit of a while to . |
| 2 | It takes a bit of an effort to get to the punchline in IBM Corp 's alliance with Blockbuster Entertainment Corp to enable record stores to create compact disks on the spot at the request of the customer ( CI No 2,166 ) , because the deal is actually between IBM 's Fireworks Partners unit , which is buying a stake in Blockbuster 's NewLeaf Entertainment Corp subsidiary and creating a new company , Fairway Technology Associates , both in Deerfield Beach , Florida ; the latter has been formed to further the development of multimedia technologies and to operate the multimedia distribution system , which will consist of digital content databases , interfaces to broadband telecommunications networks , audio and video servers and content production and display devices — and we were all wrong in suggesting that the point of the system was to enable retailers to eliminate the problem of needing to stock thousands of slow-moving titles — the partners say the aim is ‘ to create a more enticing retail experience ’ . |
| 3 | Or you could take a bit of a short cut say well we 've already got twelve there thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen and so on . |
| 4 | ‘ That must take a bit of the burden off you , ’ said Mrs Harper , lining up a peppercorn by the clove . |
| 5 | Niklaus had just swarmed up Resurrection , taking a bit of a flyer in the process , being into the British way of things , and was obviously having a great day out . |
| 6 | ‘ Is n't he taking a bit of a risk coming to Germany ? |
| 7 | Oldfield taking a bit of a risk there on the edge of his own box but Leicester got away with it . |
| 8 | If we look at a relationship or any type of commu mean taking a bit of a different look at things thinking well what is it that this person wants from me and what is it that I want from this person ? |
| 9 | For what we should be doing is taking a bit of the real world and imagining it existing while the rest is blocked off , and the activities of a postman in the real world involve this sort of belief . |
| 10 | ‘ Ian took a bit of a battering on Saturday and I have studied the video of the game which shows the second goal was down to him . |
| 11 | The shares took a bit of a knock due to profit-taking but are well worth holding ahead of major expansions . |
| 12 | cos he took a bit of the U P V C |
| 13 | Renewing the emphasis on the unit 's original raison d'etre created by Lord Rayner , the Prime Minister 's first efficiency adviser — the scrutiny programme of efficiency studies — was necessary , Sir Angus said , as ‘ it had taken a bit of a setback ’ . |
| 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 | ‘ Mine 's taken a bit of a bashing lately , ’ Robbie admitted as she sat down to her own ice-cream . |
| 18 | She was n't disappointed at all , she told herself severely — it was just that her pride had taken a bit of a blow . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The British banger has taken a bit of a grilling today . |
| 22 | Well come and take a bit of a bed . |
| 23 | Your share price seemed to take a bit of a knock the other day when Roy made some comments about referring media conglomerates to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission . |