Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] do [prep] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of us , it would seem , is much of a leg man , but I suppose I could do with a bit more than I get . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , I do n't know , ’ I said — ‘ I think I could do with a bit of exorcism ! ’ |
| 3 | I could do with a bit more . |
| 4 | Hunt , who broke an ankle at the start of this season , said : ‘ This is a good opportunity for me to show what I can do after a bit of a difficult time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ She could do with a bit of growing up , ’ observed Davyd , the shrewd Welsh gardener . |
| 6 | You 've got a peaky look , you could do wi' a bit o' substance . |
| 7 | ‘ You look as if you could do with a bit of help … ’ |
| 8 | Though shooting 's too good for them , if you ask me , we 're too soft in this country , we could do with a bit of Hitler here I think sometimes instead of the namby-pamby way we go on … . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We could do with a bit more interest from the Greens . |
| 10 | It could do with a bit of script-editing but satellite sceptics expecting a botch-job held together by sticky-backed plastic will be pleasantly surprised . |
| 11 | Looks like all of us could do with a bit of both . ’ |