Example sentences of "used [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | and then that chap that used to come a bit , he says not to take er what is that thing that you use ? |
| 2 | I used to write a bit , but not now . |
| 3 | Yeah we used to shake a bit of sawdust on and then scrape it , you see , cos the sawdust picked the blood up , you see , clean . |
| 4 | Apparently I used to talk a bit like a thick northernish |
| 5 | It helped when I used to do a bit of coal-bag carrying in my spare time to earn some pin money . |
| 6 | They used to call him ‘ Stan the Man ’ at Hartsbourne where he used to do a bit of spare-time caddying . |
| 7 | Uncle used to do a bit because he liked fiddling with machines , and the one we had in the early days was borrowed and not really suitable . |
| 8 | I just used to do a bit of cottaging , picking people up , particularly during the war ; that was the heyday in picking people up so easily — in crowded trains , in the blackout — but it was always just the one-off . |
| 9 | Not until er when was it , ooh , I think not until er me brother and I were married and her and me father were together and she used to do a bit of homework er making these er kind of leather bags , |
| 10 | She used to do a bit of part time buying from the accounts department . |
| 11 | Mother used to put a bit of sugar on as well . |
| 12 | ‘ Gabriel used to sing a bit and Mike Rutherford and I started to write together . |
| 13 | The immediate outcome was that I now had someone to take me around , and I used to brag a bit about ‘ my ’ Corporal . |
| 14 | I 'm glad about that , cos to tell the truth , she used to get a bit strange sometimes after she took them . |
| 15 | I used to get a bit carried away during prep . |
| 16 | Mm and it used to be all around her mouth and she used to have a bit here sort of one of those old ladies who had whiskers on her chin and it 'd be all white . |
| 17 | Because I used to earn a bit of money and be independent , and now I 've got to rely on every penny from my husband . |
| 18 | I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up . |
| 19 | Half a crown And you used to come away with a big piece of flat brisket and if he 's got any sausage left , or bits a of pork pies , he used to shove a bit of that in . |