1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 210: Let me ’ave a few or a bit o’ tinned salmon last thing, and I’m off, all night. [Ibid.] 422: I saw yon Morton Mitcham coming out of a pub and I could see he’d had a few.at have a few (v.) under few, a, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 24: Ted [...] admitted that he knocked about a bit and knew a thing or two.at know a thing or two, v.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 345: Nah, that’s a bit of all right, Mrs. Cullin.at bit of all right, a, phr.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 24: Ted [...] admitted that he knocked about a bit and knew a thing or two.at knock about, v.1
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 585: I wouldn’t have minded so much if he hadn’t been so Smart Alecky about it.at smart-aleck, adj.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 350: ‘All my eye and Betty Martin!’ muttered Mr. Oakroyd.at all my eye and Betty Martin, phr.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 355: If the police had got hold of that letter, it might be all up with him.at all up with under all up, adj.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 467: She’s safe as houses here now – can’t lose.at ...houses under safe as..., adj.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 413: If this is a the-ater, give me them pavillions and kursaals ivvery time. This is nowt but a rag-bag.at rag bag, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 540: There’s bags of money in it, as you know, bags and bags.at bags (of), n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 282: ‘This beats t’band, this does.’ And he chuckles.at beat the band (v.) under band, n.2
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 377: ‘Well, I’ll be –’ Joe did not say what he would be, but simply blew out his breath.at I’ll be!, excl.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 344: If somebody had told me that a carpenter from Shuddersford could be beastly nosey, just like a woman, I wouldn’t have believed them.at beastly, adv.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 605: There they are, falling in love all over again like billy-oh.at like billy-o (adv.) under billy-o, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 527: There’s a bit o’ calling out o’ t’back [...] Giving t’bird they call it.at give someone a/the (big) bird (v.) under bird, n.2
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 404: I thowt she was bitching ’erself up all along.at bitch up, v.1
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 17: Good biz, good biz! Got a rise meself last week. Good biz!at good biz! (excl.) under biz, n.1
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 531: ‘Mistake!’ roared the man [...] ‘They’re making the biggest bloomer I ever heard of.’.at bloomer, n.2
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 341: She’s a decent clean little body, and friendly like.at body, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 230: ‘I’d make a book, go in the ring.’ [...] ‘Be a bookie, eh?’.at book, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 524: That time big Jim Summers started ’is bit o’ bother.at bother, n.
1929 J.B. Priestley Good Companions 613: I’ll tell yer what I know for George ’ere, but yer don’t put me in the box, see?at box, n.1