Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The weir will last a lifetime , ’ Nigel said , ‘ and the millpond only needs a bit of clearing out . ’ |
| 2 | In a year or two he should have a decent sized flock — of course he 's not normally down here this early , he only has a bit of a stable down here that he rents for the summer along with his few acres of grass and his bit of land for cultivation . |
| 3 | Iced only on top , so looks a bit bare without its gold band . |
| 4 | I should replace it , but usually it only takes a bit of tinkering to get it going again . |
| 5 | Below that , it sounds more like a traditional diesel , and it does lack response at times , but it only takes a bit of getting used to . |
| 6 | So it only moves a bit faster there . |
| 7 | we find that we put that on in summer and it , it feel , keeps us warm even when weather just goes a bit |
| 8 | And erm I mean , it 'll go , just wants a bit of |
| 9 | I think it just needs a bit of |
| 10 | I like the subject , and I like the composition and so on , but it just loses a bit because of the lack of sharpness so a five for that . |
| 11 | That just says a bit . |
| 12 | just sounds a bit silly if you can only hear the telly |
| 13 | No , she just sounds a bit grot ! |
| 14 | ‘ Sometimes London just gets a bit too much . ’ |
| 15 | Just seems a bit silly , that 's all . |
| 16 | But my ankle 's fine , it just aches a bit , that 's all . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It 's perfectly O.K. It just aches a bit , that 's all . |
| 18 | Yet England are short of a cover for Stevens — and that is some shortage — so Parker 's appearance tonight makes a bit of sense . |
| 19 | The small Year Niner usually looks a bit blank — possibly because she has never considered the possibility of either heaven OR hell lying at the foot of the ropes in the sports hall — and responds with a vague , ‘ Uh ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Sex always hurts a bit , does n't it ? |
| 21 | Most surveys show that a basket of food still costs a bit less at a supermarket than it does at an independent grocer 's ; but The Economist did not find that this week . |
| 22 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 23 | Theory work always sounds a bit boring and unnecessary but I must say that Anne Elsworth 's video on Colour Mixing for Painters ( Anne Elsworth ) is never dull and is full of useful exercises and information . |
| 24 | Always takes a bit longer does n't it ? |
| 25 | She still gets a bit funny sometimes , and wo n't go out at night , even if there 's a party or summat . |
| 26 | If the ‘ greenness ’ of going unleaded still seems a bit of a grey area , it is possible to switch to diesel without a shadow of environmental doubt . |
| 27 | He was hatched and hand reared at Birdland in Bourton on the Water , by penguin keeper Maureen Hewitt , who says that the Harry still feels a bit insecure about being with adult penguins and loves a reassuring hug . |
| 28 | It probably looks a bit like hieroglyphics now , but in a few months , I guarantee that you will understand this and will begin to see a difference in your playing . |
| 29 | It wor even , providing you have n't got a lot of if you 've only got about a hundred people it 's not too bad that cos it , it also creates a bit more atmosphere . |
| 30 | It also sounds a bit like the late Joan Crawford — but that 's just a guess ! |