Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] him [art] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And it might have done him a bit of good . ’ |
| 2 | They must have thought him a bit insensitive — running off like that , the day after … |
| 3 | J. decided he wanted a photograph of me , and although I did tease him a bit about this — what did he want a photograph of me for when I was there in front of him most of the time ? — at his insistence I finally went and had it done . |
| 4 | Actually we did press him a bit and he gave the usual reasons . |
| 5 | He still felt ill , but the hysterics seemed to have relaxed him a bit . |
| 6 | I do find him a bit wet after David Owen |
| 7 | Lieutenant Stapleton had managed to recognize Louise without too much trouble , though her appearance had given him a bit of a surprise . |
| 8 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way , because I had misunderstood him a bit . |
| 9 | She had found him a bit too inclined to enthuse , like a tourist visiting some primitive culture , while Polly was ‘ tense ’ . |
| 10 | I had to explain him a bit first , because from meeting me you would n't necessarily be able to tell what my best friend was like , and Oliver can get up people 's nostrils . |
| 11 | The two hundred and forty-seven pounds of weight have made him a bit short of breath . |