Sentence examples for bookie it from inspiring English sources

Although the film's naturalistic dialogue, casual beauty and shifts between onstage and offstage performance initially suggest that Mr. Amalric sought to create a homage to John Cassavetes's 1976 masterpiece "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," it quickly proves to have its own rhythms and purpose.

Far from burying the bookie, it has now decided to jump into bed with one and merge with Paddy Power in a deal that will leave its partner with 52% of the shares.

Some bookies, it seems, really do always win.

They've broken into various businesses, jewellery shops, bookies, it's absolutely crazy.

Like most of the big bookies, it has so far refused to entertain paying to become an Authorised Betting Partner to the horse racing industry.

The most they've ever had is seven, yet this year there were 10 and for all the on-course bookies it was carnage.

Like other bookies, it also makes money for the state: in 1997-98 it paid £15.9m in betting duty.Part of its money comes from a statutory monopoly over pool betting on horses.

After more than a month of speculation, scientific calculation and plain guesswork – not to mention thousands of visits to bookies – it has finally been confirmed that 2013's most eagerly anticipated arrival is due in July.

On being bookies' favourite, she said: "It's interesting and a bit weird but it's not down to the bookies, it's down to the public".

Hey Comic Bookies, It's me, Nick Gazin, your old friend or possibly enemy but most likely of all, perfect stranger.

"It's tougher to be a bookie than it was when I started".