Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Joanne 's seeing through his disguise made him a bit wary . |
| 2 | yeah and er , the , the programme condemned him a bit , basically he he did n't , there was , there was , he did n't seemed to take in a lo , a whole lot evidence from either side , you know , he did , he did , he did n't seemed to handle the case very well , it was sort of more like it just get it over with quickly and forget it sort of thing . |
| 3 | My mummy brought me a bit and we 're going out on Saturday anyway . |
| 4 | Her mistress having died , she adopted us , not we her , about 5 weeks ago , and though our old cat finds her a bit of a trial he does seem somewhat rejuvenated by her presence . |
| 5 | Mind you , I 'm not saying as that 's what she 'll get for the asking , and I 'm not saying there 's not many a man as 'll hand over his pay-packet unopened , but there 's enough of the other sort to give us a bit of a breather Thursdays . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm just rubbing it out a little bit to give me a bit more space |
| 7 | Well , if you put a , just hit it down a little bit , I got , probably wo n't get through , but if you hit it down a little bit to give it a bit of spin it might carry it through . |
| 8 | Whereas you know when mine began to cry it was a good excuse to give them a bit of a cuddle . |
| 9 | But my elbow gave me a bit of concern . |
| 10 | The elderly relatives did what they could but it meant that all through his life — not that he even survived to forty — there was never a chance to take it a bit easier , no one he could rely on to do the work if he was ill or tired . |
| 11 | Or what we could do , if you say these this dose makes you a bit drowsy , we could give you the same stuff but in a lower dose . |
| 12 | ‘ Father left me a bit and she thinks I went through that a long time ago . |
| 13 | Then the bruiser produced a letter , the bearded man gave him a bit of a stony look , but took it and put it in his wallet . |
| 14 | Its relatively large packed size makes it a bit cumbersome for backpacking though . |
| 15 | I took the pins from my hair to dry it a bit and it sprang free . |
| 16 | ‘ The second and third generation lose it a bit , ’ says Italo . |
| 17 | Ooh Dad give us a bit . |
| 18 | I mean National Grid gave them a bit of cable . |
| 19 | Cockney Rebel had it a bit , and it was the time of the film Cabaret , The Rocky Horror Show and Biba 's nightclub on the roof of what used to be Derry and Toms Every other phrase in the newspapers seemed to be ‘ Iounge lizard ’ . |
| 20 | Having to hold the button down all the time made it a bit awkward for looking out of the side window , but by craning her neck she could just manage to see the hole to the rear of the craft . |