Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [art] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | The draw cost Norwich crucial points in the championship race and assistant manager John Deehan said : ‘ It would have been nice to close that gap at the top because we now find ourselves a bit adrift . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought if we could get their nature thing together with your Alps thing , we might both do ourselves a bit of good . |
| 3 | There is no doubt Norman 's aggressive form of golf is one of the reasons why he appeals to galleries so much , but he might have to contain himself a bit more if he hopes to win on a more regular basis in the future . |
| 4 | Dad was a jolly chap sober , or could be , but when he 'd had a few he thought himself a bit of a lady-killer . |
| 5 | Of course , I already had some experience with the various falconers ' knots and changing jesses with a bird perched on my fist , but poor old Derek got himself a bit tied up . |
| 6 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
| 7 | The other event that I remember well was when my Uncle Ned could have made himself a bit of money when a bird was shot down in mistake for a grouse . |
| 8 | With her here to keep la Principessa happy , he could slip the leash and enjoy himself a bit — and if he could seduce her into his bed in between times , so much the better . |
| 9 | Towards the end when he slipped out of himself a bit … |
| 10 | Our conception of how language relates to reality is such that we can not see ‘ I like Auntie Kate ’ as itself a bit of Auntie-Kate-liking behaviour . |
| 11 | mm good , I mean that 's not so appropriate these days life is it , cos P V C proved itself a bit more has n't it ? |
| 12 | She 's brought the kids here before , give herself a bit of freedom . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah so she 's er instead of just earning herself a bit of money she ai n't done bad has she ? |
| 14 | Because there was so little going on with the band I arranged to give myself a bit of a holiday . |
| 15 | That helps me a lot and I find I 'm able to assert myself a bit more . |
| 16 | I tried to I probably made myself a bit of a nuisance when I came in last time but , |
| 17 | He said it would take me out of myself a bit . |
| 18 | ‘ Women , learn to give of yourselves a bit more ( with adequate contraception ) ’ , suggested Emmanuel Petrakis in It50 . |
| 19 | The Hays were also Scottish , but they were from Edinburgh and thought themselves a bit superior to most of their neighbours . |
| 20 | Sappho are the providers of a darker side of UK techno , avoiding the plague of the breakbeats with much caution , choosing to take a more considered route to grab themselves a bit of attention . |
| 21 | Consequently , they 're always coming in a bit behind the boys because the boys have been playing for a bit longer , and I think it 's very important that if girls are being offered the opportunity that the opportunity is good for them , and that it 's not going to put them off the game of football because they 're always in the position where the boys consider themselves a bit better . |
| 22 | I think they eat more if they can just help themselves a bit at a time when they want it . |
| 23 | But by leaving yourself a bit of slack it will not be so difficult to get out there and do it because you know you can reduce the numbers without phenomenal pain . |
| 24 | Come up and give yourself a bit of a wash and we 'll put it on . |
| 25 | Look after yourself a bit . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You 've got to do everything to give yourself a bit of an advantage in a race like this , so we 'll put the visor on . |
| 27 | But you have to look after yourself a bit more , take a little more trouble with your appearance . ’ |
| 28 | You want to spoil yourself a bit , that 's what . ’ |
| 29 | Track ( i.e. hum the tune silently out aloud to yourself a bit behind the speaker ) while listening to radio , TV , public speeches , and to conversations going on around you . |
| 30 | So save yourself a bit of time like that . |