Example sentences of "bit [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things .
2 ‘ But what I want is a bit of time to myself .
3 My Dad 's away on business again tomorrow and I want to spend a bit of time with him before he goes .
4 It s going to take a bit of time for the factories to dole us out some more .
5 Just give me a bit of time and if it works out — ,
6 ‘ Give us a bit of time , ’ whined Jackie 's voice .
7 It 'll save a bit of time . ’
8 We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally .
9 We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally .
10 It takes a bit of time to learn to use these more specialized sorts of graph paper but it is worth the effort .
11 Spend a bit of time at your local Christian bookshop looking at books that help you find the answers to your questions .
12 It took a bit of time to get all the necessary planning permission , simply because none of the authorities involved had ever had to deal with anything like Sanipet before !
13 The fretting gives the neck a feel which resembles that of an acoustic guitar and would probably take some players a bit of time to get used to .
14 Each of us consumed quite a bit of time on the complications .
15 They also stopped switching the jumpers around , allowing Bayfield , in particular , a bit of time to settle .
16 Martin needed a bit of time to settle down and should have been given a couple of throws in his usual position in the middle before going to the front and staying there .
17 ‘ But it takes a bit of time to get used to other players and the way of things .
18 ‘ Give me a bit of time , Dad . ’
19 ‘ I 'm glad you are all here , ’ he said , ‘ it saves a bit of time . ’
20 This cleaning session is going to be a ‘ major ’ one , so you need a bit of time and certain pieces of equipment around you .
21 All you need is a transfer tool , some yarn and a bit of time .
22 It has some wonderful friendly pubs as well as more historic places to spend a bit of time , such as the ruined Norman castle where Catherine Parr , sixth wife of Henry VIII , was born .
23 ‘ It 's a situation I believe I can handle , given a bit of time . ’
24 You now have several options , so take a bit of time to think through what you really want to do — and get the best advice you can .
25 I 'll come up when I 've got a bit of time , I 'll come an' cheer her up . ’
26 There 's an igneous intrusion there , with fragments of garnet peridotite — that 's a rock from below the earth 's crust — and I 'd like to spend a bit of time there , though the rocks at the north-west end look pretty difficult to get at .
27 Oh , yes , it took me a bit of time to recognise you , but I got there in the end .
28 And it is you know it seems to take up quite a bit of time for members of staff and we do as many as we can but sometimes we have to say sorry we we ca n't do any more this week .
29 I like to make it [ the house ] nice , you know , and I like to spend quite a bit of time cooking and that .
30 Our brief little bit of time alive is everything we will ever experience or know .
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