Sentence examples for about a bet from inspiring English sources

What about a bet that those regs actually go into effect in January?

His composer Frank Loesser had never written a musical before, and he fired his first book-writer, Jo Swerling, who (perhaps admirably) refused to write about a bet to bed a woman.

After their loss Wednesday, Rose had an altercation in the locker room with Nate Robinson, a 5-foot-9-inch rookie who last month fought Jerome James, the team's tallest player at 7-1. Rose was coy about the details of the skirmish, giving a tongue-in-cheek explanation about a bet on an N.F.L. game between Seattle and Philadelphia, their respective hometown teams.

The shooting began when Griffen argued with Clark about a bet they had made.

There's no way you can forget about a bet on the Super Bowl.

It was absolutely about a bet on extremely complex derivatives and the interesting question is who failed to understand exactly what they were getting into.

Other notable inclusions include the Independent on Sunday columnist DJ Taylor for Derby Day, a Victorian drama about a betting sting.

Giving solid career advice to teenagers or young adults these days seems about as safe a bet as picking stocks or trying to win at roulette.

"Now it is up to a maximum of about $50 a bet".

That's a good thing, because there should be nothing criminal about making a bet.

But after that crack about putting a bet on Leicester, Hanks has put himself firmly in the frame.