Example sentences of "bit of [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 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 .
2 It 'd be quite nice for me to be able to pop into town and get a bit of meat or something
3 It 's a bit of stinker that she 's not coming .
4 and it 's everything just to stop you getting at what , well get it then yeah , I 've , I do n't mind some of it , I 've not had a bit of marzipan for I do n't mind these erm almond slices , I quite like them , but I think it must be the texture of the marzipan
5 Get a bit of sympathy cos I 've been asked for eight by you .
6 Tell you what erm when we get into you can just drop me down to the greengrocer near the church because I 'm out of erm spring onions and if I wanted to add up to that bit of salad that we 've got
7 a bit of petrol or something to try and get this off .
8 The poor old lady loves a bit of company and her legs are bad so she ca n't get out much . ’
9 I mean he 's got plenty of every single bit of papers that they 're given all the time .
10 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 .
11 He 'd been involved with bands all those years and could play a bit of music but he never quite got the hang of the idea of written music .
12 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
13 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 . ’
14 Yes , I thought that was a bit of flab that we 've got
15 ‘ I 'd be glad of a bit of help if you 'd condescend to give it . ’
16 ‘ Or the bit of land where I was born , ’ she added lamely .
17 Who owns which bit of land and what they decide to do with it has always been of critical importance , and our landscape is the result of countless human decisions taken by individuals in the past .
18 He hated the Communists because they nicked his family 's bit of land and he hated the Germans because they treated them like pigs , ’ says Peter Solowka .
19 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 ?
20 First and foremost , you really should register every bit of software that you buy .
21 I understand he was always ready for a bit of mischief and they used to tell many tales about him .
22 ‘ We got that little bit of luck that we 've been missing .
23 ‘ Hopefully the fact that a local firm is sponsoring the event will bring me a bit of luck but I think it will certainly help the game 's image in Merseyside .
24 Under you know some sort of little bit of bullshit if you like saying
25 For a bit of fun before we went back to London we got a boat trip round the harbour .
26 Give it a bit of warmth when they 're sitting right
27 I do n't eat breakfast , just a cup of tea and a bit of toast if I can spare it .
28 Bit of toast or something ?
29 Stitch is there a possibility I could have a bit of toast or something ?
30 Do you reckon Dan might let me have a bit of toast when I get back or something ?
  Next page