Example sentences of "[art] bit of [noun] and [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They just make indie music because they 're middle class teenagers who want to get rid of a bit of angst and I do n't think that is what Curve are about . |
| 2 | The wife used to wait for somebody coming in the shop to buy something and then she 'd go out and get a a bit of meat and we 'd have a dinner , and er we had seven months of that before I was eventually more or less forced to go back . |
| 3 | ‘ There has been quite a bit of hype and I do n't think the film lived up to it . ’ |
| 4 | I understand he was always ready for a bit of mischief and they used to tell many tales about him . |
| 5 | And as often as you tell yourself she 's not your type , that you do n't like blondes , your taste tends towards the browns , even redheads but not blondes , no ; and what 's more , her face is round , but you do n't like round faces ; and you 've always gone in for a bit of shape and she 's flat as a pancake . |
| 6 | ‘ She said , ‘ I showed him a bit of leg and he came running . ’ |
| 7 | What we did with , we bought her a little guitar so that she can play it and have a bit of music and something to do |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | I heard him leaving because I had n't been in bed very long , and I heard him coming back because I had a bit of indigestion and I could n't sleep . ’ |
| 10 | The poor old lady loves a bit of company and her legs are bad so she ca n't get out much . ’ |
| 11 | There was a man who spoke a bit of English and he said they were going to send for a doctor , but I told them you suffered from fits and you 'd be all right . ’ |
| 12 | Well Carole 's next door neighbour he owns a bit of land and he 's got some sheep in his fields , and he 's got some pigs and you know ? |
| 13 | Now on the trial pack we make a bit of money and it would employ somebody you know , somebody who 's been ill . |
| 14 | I get a bit of paper and it 's more official but I still do n't get anywhere . ’ |
| 15 | so one council 's got a bit of paper and it ties up with the other one when you come here but if you do n't , if you have n't paid before you could n't tell them you were leaving |
| 16 | been trying to look for a bit of paper and I opened a book today and found it ! |
| 17 | And you had to get , get a bit of paper and you drew a straight line , straight line , see like that , and if he had two white legs you put a cross , two white see , if he had a long one , he had put a big cross , if he had a long , two long white leg , if he had me behind you put a cross . |
| 18 | I have turned my hand to trying a bit of writing and I keep meaning to take it up again . |
| 19 | and erm , James said you not going out in this surely , yeah , yeah , it 's only a bit of rain and he come home and he was drenched right the way through top to bottom |
| 20 | But give me a bit of time and I 'm sure I can find some cogent motive to pin on him . ’ |
| 21 | Vinny grinned : ‘ The boss subjected our earholes to a bit of GBH and we came back so strongly we were a bit sick at having to settle for a point after going 3-2 up . ’ |
| 22 | I have angina which is very unpleasant but I can move about more easily since losing a bit of weight and I used to suffer every night with heartburn but since having no fat I can honestly say I have n't suffered at all : … . |