Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not that she 's a political animal , just someone who has seen a lot of beautiful places in the world ; feels very fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV and recording career , and so wants to put a bit back into a world which has so far been very kind to her . ’ |
| 2 | Erm and I mean you 've obviously got to judge a bit your own capacity |
| 3 | ‘ But you must remember it 's only provisional pole and I 've got two young tigers either side of me that will be going much quicker tomorrow so we 've all got to find a bit of speed . ’ |
| 4 | You only saw heard a bit of it . |
| 5 | So use use a bit more . |
| 6 | He thinks like , okay fair enough lets have a bit of snog you know , fair enough , whatever else ! |
| 7 | especially , especially trying to do a bit of |
| 8 | He 'd be jolly with the guards , telling them , ‘ It 's OK thanks , I just want to lose a bit of weight , ’ and hold his belly , saying , ‘ Look at all this fat . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm just going to grab a bit to eat , because Alan 's still filling out the induction reports , but do n't leave yet until you 've got your induction report , please . |
| 10 | Oh yes , we definitely needed the three points today , you know , before the game we were looking to get three points erm to get one out of it we are disappointed , but as I say , the way we 've played second half , we 've just got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we did n't get beat . |
| 11 | Joe was in good form , though the time for his retirement was drawing near , and he was already beginning to feel a bit lost and abandoned by people who once fawned on him . |
| 12 | In fact , I might just have to do a bit before I , I might just buy |
| 13 | And so with the help of these , they just managed to do a bit of slate , but if them had not gone back , I thinks this this strike would have turned the other way . |
| 14 | Ruth had the feeling that he was desperately trying to inject a bit of life into the party and she felt guilty that she , for one , had so far been very dull company . |
| 15 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 16 | Erm , there 's also , I just wanted to say a bit about the ambulance er . |
| 17 | The joint always has to sag a bit before the control starts to push it . |
| 18 | When other horses are reaching their limit , Milton always seems to have a bit more in reserve . ’ |
| 19 | Until there are as many and varied women in bands as there are men , we will always have to shout a bit louder just to be heard . ’ |
| 20 | They always did taste a bit funny you know , did n't they ? |
| 21 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 22 | Barton says : ‘ I had a reputation at the club of always trying to play a bit of football . |
| 23 | It still does smell a bit cos I have n't washed it since then and that was about three months ago . |
| 24 | And one , if you ever wanted to do a bit of homework , to actually really get into the mood for something like this , you want to take a , a single piece , a single little newsy thing , and just practise , try and write it for half a dozen different outlets . |
| 25 | Yes , a lot was happening in 1933 , but my arrival still managed to create a bit of a stir in the ordinary , working-class South London family that I belonged to . |
| 26 | You will probably have to do a bit of hunting around in order to find the fittings for making connections to cast-iron stacks : if local merchants do n't have what you need , contact a specialist firm . |
| 27 | Indeed , Tony Clement will probably have to do a bit as well . ’ |
| 28 | It also means knowing a bit about ourselves , so that old habits , opinions and attitudes do n't get in the way . |
| 29 | They probably do have a bit put away — but not enough that they can afford to risk it . ’ |
| 30 | Trainer Toby Balding blamed Richard Guest for making too much use of Romany King and this hugely promising eight-year-old did probably start racing a bit too far from home for comfort . |