Example sentences of "always [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their own house in those days , a step up the social ladder from Gran 's , had its own indoor toilet , a dark narrow room off the half-landing that always niffed a bit , however much Sanilav and Dettol his mother poured into the bowl . |
| 2 | It has always looked a bit ramshackle , with its claustrophobic nets , which were gas-lit until the 1960s . |
| 3 | ‘ Sex always hurts a bit , does n't it ? |
| 4 | When I go out to the shops — you know , to get stuff like milk or fags for Marie or summat — I always stop a bit and watch them . |
| 5 | At any rate , Joe would be pleased ; he always relished a bit of publicity for his authors . |
| 6 | In a way they 're nicer : Sperzels always look a bit ‘ military issue ’ to me . |
| 7 | Squash has always had a bit of a reputation as a sexy sort of game . |
| 8 | Miranda would always look a bit cheap , just as her mother said , because she never looked altogether clean . |
| 9 | you always paid a bit e extra and he 'd er fetch your glasses and bring another one . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Always takes a bit longer does n't it ? |
| 12 | You could always have a bit of fun with Bill , people said . |
| 13 | It has always seemed a bit of a mystery that the College chose its present Camden Town site . |
| 14 | At the beginning of the winter I always feel a bit reluctant about working outside until I get my long johns on . |
| 15 | I like a book token cos I always feel a bit guilty buying books you know , cos I 've got so many |
| 16 | Always cut well on the waste side of your pencilled guidelines , you can always cut a bit more off if need be , but it is more problematic to have to try to glue bits back on if you have overcut . |
| 17 | Green insisted the artist had always to scramble a bit to get an ideal vantage position . |
| 18 | The grants , the of the grants of course increased over the years and the main thing about erm awards of course was to assess them and this is something which erm , I always felt a bit self conscious about because , we had this erm very comprehensive form where parents and erm , oh individuals when they were the students themselves had to complete and give very precise details of income |
| 19 | She always took a bit of bread . |
| 20 | He was a good footballer and he always looked a bit weird with his striking blond hair However , there was something of a monkey-like mischievousness about him . |
| 21 | ‘ Playing cricket as well always caused a bit of a problem come April , unless you were n't in the team in which case they could n't give a stuff . |
| 22 | you know you could always put a bit of paint on it |
| 23 | Yeah saves a bit of writing and er and you 'll always get a bit more detail on it ca n't you ? |
| 24 | These things always take a bit of time — angles , speed of door closing , creak and so on — but this seemed an eternity . |
| 25 | She cackles loudly as she admits : ‘ I think you always need a bit of a hook to get people into the theatre . ’ |
| 26 | You go over to May 's , they always have a bit of a carry-on on New Year 's Eve , and I 'll keep awake and see to Emma . ’ |