Example sentences of "there [was/were] [art] bit [prep] " 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 | Clearly , there was a bit of both . |
| 18 | Because there was a bit of a drought on and it filled in , like , for the smack … . |
| 19 | and I think there was a bit of a up the place |
| 20 | At least there was a bit of drama in your mother 's life . |
| 21 | ‘ There was a bit of a rumble last night when the boys left , outside . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I also feel there was a bit of politics being played and there always will of course , in politics . |
| 24 | Four hasty pints before the pub closed at two saw Charles through lunch , and there was a bit of wine too . |
| 25 | Still , there was a bit of breathing space . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Of course , there was a bit of a shake out in the mid-seventies and a fair number disappeared , which might explain … ’ |
| 28 | Although conditions were a little better in that there was a bit of breeze at times during the night , the moon had grown to a full half rather than the quarter it had been . |
| 29 | I personally do n't know a lot about it apart from the fact that Arthur Scargill went up there and there was a bit of excitement . |
| 30 | But it made the national press because Arthur was up there and there was a bit of shouting and scuffling . |