Example sentences of "[adv] i [verb] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I have to get a bit , er jump on the bus , and then erm , either get something to eat at their college , but then , by that time , you see , cos dinner starts at quarter to twelve , it 's all gone . |
| 2 | So I decided to do a bit of checking . |
| 3 | so it 's really not worth getting qualifications on reflection so I want to do a bit of work you see , build myself a reputation that sort of thing |
| 4 | So I need to stay a bit later . |
| 5 | Right now I 've got a bit of background |
| 6 | Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ? |
| 7 | I think the estate agents simply I do know a bit about the housing market erm |
| 8 | Well I 've done a bit of all sorts rea Mainly I looked after my dad while he was ill . |
| 9 | Er ha well I 've got a bit in my building society account |
| 10 | Oh well I 've got a bit of a stomach ache and I want to talk to her you know it 's women problems . |
| 11 | Well I 've got a bit , but |
| 12 | ‘ Well I 've read a bit of it , mainly in order to be able to quote it at Communist opponents , who 've never read it . ’ |
| 13 | Well I did have a bit of lunch , yes |
| 14 | And they did come out more or less straight away and well I say drop a bit in |
| 15 | Flipping hell , are n't I allowed to have a bit ? |
| 16 | We went into my room and sat down on the floor together , and dried each other 's tears ; then I began to laugh a bit , ruefully , because I suddenly imagined how we must look , a hulking great coloured man and a girl sitting snivelling in front of a gas-fire mopping up the tears with dozens of paper hankies . |
| 17 | But , ask me another day , when I 've got a bit more time . |
| 18 | However I did get a bit cheesed off with the movie 's rather plodding pace . |