Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] bit " in BNC.

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1 Please let us know a little bit about you , your personal circumstances , how you scored and what course , job or career you are now following .
2 So I have that advantage , that er , I do know a little bit about you .
3 The trainer , who sent out Generous to win two Classics and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes last year , is looking for a replacement and although Magic Ring may fall a little bit short of that high mark , he is a most interesting contender for the major three-year-old races .
4 But the existing offspring may benefit more , may need a little bit of extra milk , so the existing offspring may try to erm , demand more milk , or at least milk for longer than the mother to supply .
5 Mind you , I did buy a fair bit of vegetables .
6 It might steal a fair bit of the SSC 's glory .
7 It does lack a little bit of sharpness this one .
8 I think a bit more contrast added to it would help it does lack a little bit of contrast .
9 Erm yeah I , I , it 's the idea 's there but I think it does lack a little bit of impact .
10 I said a bit , and I never let him know , I thought I 'll wait a little bit until he go so he says to me , he says I bet you do n't know why they put the damper in just before they 'd put the , bring the ball out do you ?
11 He was a mental , could n't even speak a threepenny bit . ’
12 Can you speak a little bit louder please .
13 And of course , as I 'm the Editor and set up the rules for these features , I can cheat a little bit over costs …
14 I think by and large they 're probably running away and do n't want to have much to do with him and they do n't like these people , probably , who use your drop in centre because they might smell a little bit and they might be down at heel and they 're not really people who are going to contribute much to the lives of those other people who are trying to get on and make things better for themselves .
15 Let's just analyze a little bit what was difficult .
16 ‘ George , would you just tighten a little bit please .
17 ‘ It 's fair to say that we liked the thought of it going to somewhere like Embsay , which does n't have any other big engines , because it will do a good bit of flag flying for us there . ’
18 A strong easterly wind when she comes out ; she 'll do a good bit o' rolling there , jumping about with the easterly wind , anywhere in the North Sea .
19 Bearing in mind the above information , it is always as well , when completing any design , to just do a quick bit of arithmetic before saving .
20 Perhaps we should do a little bit of matchmaking , ’ she suggested .
21 You can always do a little bit here and a little bit there to brighten it up . ’
22 Five million , or if , five million , we might do a little bit of reinsuring on that one , do n't quote me .
23 and also I can do a little bit of a fiddle
24 but it will not do a little bit
25 ‘ If each of them can just improve a little bit in 10 ways , the team will improve in a hundred ways and that 's not asking a lot of them . ’
26 And is there a chance we 'll give a little bit extra for the hour to cos he 's organized it , he 's taken
27 Erm I will give a little bit of history of dates , and what things were altered and when in a bit .
28 Now let's give a little bit of er of information .
29 He 'd said something similar once before and it had made Ronni feel a tiny bit guilty .
30 He 'd feel a little bit of pity for his mother and the labrador he 'd owned at eight , awe at the dead pop stars and disgust at the lack of fashion and the bad music played for the occasion .
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