Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | A death is always exciting , always makes you realise how alive you are — how vulnerable but so-far-lucky , but the death of somebody close gives you a good excuse to go a bit crazy for a while and do things that would otherwise be inexcusable . |
| 2 | When we received it we thought it was great , but after chewing on them for a while , mum got a bit worried as the pieces we were chewing off looked like hard plastic . |
| 3 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
| 4 | But the more active wheelchair user needs a bit more of a challenge than a push along a 1,200 ft path round a Forestry Commission car park . |
| 5 | I like the candles but the kitchen looks a bit messy . |
| 6 | Yeah they 're a bit looks a bit slow do n't they ? |
| 7 | But er it 's just a matter of time now for the discolouration to fade a bit , and things like that , that 's mainly the worst that 's left . |
| 8 | The defence needs a bit of experience … |
| 9 | Overtaking needs a bit more planning , but for those who have long since given up the chase and opted for a more dignified life , this is a lot of car for the money plus a BMW badge to ride behind . |
| 10 | I 'd really rather you wo- got a bit better . |
| 11 | ‘ Another couple of hours , at least , and it would n't do you any harm to wait a bit . ’ |
| 12 | Gosh that car looks a bit rusty does n't it ? |
| 13 | If the wind drops a bit then you can sit inboard more to keep the boat flat . |
| 14 | But on the other hand appointing people in that light looks a bit odd . |
| 15 | When I went first he took one out there and he took it out clean , but this one here , in actual fact he gave me a stitch , and when the stitch was n't in you could see the tooth protruding a bit . |
| 16 | There were a few tears even the obstetrician seemed a bit overcome and kept shaking my hand . |
| 17 | A bit No do it u the mouth open a bit more . |
| 18 | Victorian silver fared a bit better . |
| 19 | Again , temperatures will be near or just below the seasonal norm , around nine or ten celsius , forty eight to fifty fahrenheit , the east coast staying a bit colder due to the light easterly breeze . |
| 20 | Harry has the perfect remedy to put a bit of colour in Johnny 's cheeks . |
| 21 | No , I was gon na say mm wo n't do him any harm getting a bit of a taste of his own medicine . |
| 22 | My brother-in-law shaved a bit more off for me and I like it . |
| 23 | But the pink went a bit |
| 24 | One set of wing-tips was a mess , and both wings on that side looked a bit bent back ; otherwise , nothing . |
| 25 | Mostly it came over as a matter of feeling hard done by — self-pity rather than bravado ; or a habitual , weary tinkering to save a bit here and there . |
| 26 | It was fairly clean and pleasant and there was a paved bit at one end where the trees from behind the fence cast a bit of shade . |
| 27 | The markets have already largely discounted this result but we may see shares and the pound slipping a bit further . |
| 28 | B no erm the , the clerical erm staff on the erm , shall we say the traffic side increased a bit because er there was mo more and more demanding work but the ticket office , they went down , erm I have mentioned perhaps before that they had the two box system and there was about eleven , twelve , thirteen girls in there and their duty was to check a box that had been used one day , stock it up with tickets , get it ready for the day after . |
| 29 | In the mid-1990s , object-oriented programming promises to bring the next irresistible revolution , but until that happens , no-one should be too surprised if the mass of desktop users splits into two camps , one that goes down the Unix-with-everything route , the other that decides as a matter of policy to remain in the ‘ do n't know ’ came , judging MS-DOS with a touch of Windows here and there to be good enough for the next three or four years until the picture of the future becomes a bit clearer . |
| 30 | ‘ I think your blood runs a bit cold , ’ he said , helping himself to a bit of cruelty . |