Example sentences of "was [v-ing] at [art] bit " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Wenner ’ , recalls Marcuson , ‘ was fuming at the bit .
2 ‘ I was champing at the bit , but I knew I needed a break , ’ he says .
3 Damon was already up and running ; Bodo was champing at the bit .
4 I was champing at the bit to investigate Stanford shopping precinct before my 2 p.m. hospital appointment with Dr Levy and his team , so Kenneth hastily finished his third helping and we walked the short distance to the precinct .
5 Within three months Eva was champing at the bit .
6 It was somewhat similar with me ; the war was on , albeit far away , and I was missing it ; patriotism and duty did enter into the picture but I was chafing at the bit like Old Dobbin who could not bear to stay away from a fire !
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