Example sentences of "[ex0] [was/were] [art] bit " in BNC.

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1 There were a there were a bit of fund for it I think .
2 Secord 's outfit , in fact , purchased the Bible , and there was a bit of a quiz round the office ( ’ ask the secretary ’ ) to find a fitting inscription for it .
3 There was a bit of head-scratching as they pushed , squeezed and levered me into the passenger seat : ‘ The biggest bloke yet ’ .
4 Although in the event the old lady died first , towards the end it looked as if she would need to be taken in by one of her descendants and this caused distinct tension : ‘ we had least room and everything — and least money ’ , but ‘ there was a bit of squabbling in family .
5 ‘ Well , there was a bit of a fracas between your two lads and Con Gallagher .
6 Once you had been visited by the sergeant , you 'd go for a scrounge , somewhere you could get a smoke — a bakery where there was a bit of heat in the winter-time .
7 There was a bit of light , now my eyes had adjusted to it , from distant street-lamps I suppose .
8 ‘ I kicked Raimundo in the shins — there was a bit of a row .
9 Mrs Beckett , MP for Derby South , added : ‘ I was just surprised by what was happening and there was a bit of a scuffle .
10 But Carter , who has offered four top players £100,000 each in a bid to make pool 's profile rival that of snooker , said : ‘ I know there was a bit of bother .
11 Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning .
12 There was a bit of a snag when Gunter Friedmann lost his voice .
13 ‘ That incident was where we had a free-kick on our half-way line and he was just marking me tight , and there was a bit of bantering going on between us .
14 Angry John refused to pay and yesterday a spokesman for the bank at Ashton-under-Lyne admitted : ‘ There was a bit of a mix-up . ’
15 There was a bit of shit past the one knuckle , ’ says Mark , ‘ I noticed that .
16 No wonder there was a bit of a diplomatic problem at home .
17 Near Muckla Skerry there was a bit more action : groups of porpoises were puffing their way along .
18 Clearly , there was a bit of both .
19 Because there was a bit of a drought on and it filled in , like , for the smack … .
20 and I think there was a bit of a up the place
21 At least there was a bit of drama in your mother 's life .
22 There was a bit of a rumble last night when the boys left , outside .
23 If there was a bit of low in the land , he had to let his plough bite in a little deeper at this spot to bring his furrows up level .
24 I also feel there was a bit of politics being played and there always will of course , in politics .
25 Well there was a bit there where they always used to camp .
26 Four hasty pints before the pub closed at two saw Charles through lunch , and there was a bit of wine too .
27 Still , there was a bit of breathing space .
28 There was a bit less hair on his scalp but he looked as fit as he had done at their previous brief meetings .
29 On about the third day there was a bit of excited chatter between himself and Jim Thom ( the manager ) on the subject of obtaining a £100 Scottish banknote .
30 There was a bit more talk , more thanks , and then he was gone .
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