Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2.00–2.30pm She takes her lunch break : ‘ Usually a banana sandwich , or I nibble a bit of fruit ’ , she says . |
| 2 | Lavender again is good for headaches and it 's good if you ca n't sleep or you suffer a bit from insomnia . |
| 3 | Some relationships have already split up before girls realise that their periods have stopped or they feel a bit sick , and they discover they are well and truly pregnant . |
| 4 | And then you they ask you a number of questions , often pretty stupid questions , they go away and write a bit which contains some errors , or they broadcast a bit which does n't seem quite right , and then you feel cross and you say ‘ I 'm never going to speak to that lot again . ’ |
| 5 | See , Mum and I looked a bit up in my book |
| 6 | Right I 've twenty three worth Bob and I got a bit of loose change as well . |
| 7 | and the secretary 's knocking on the door , the telephone rings , and I got a bit of work done . |
| 8 | That 'll be alright so cos he slid his my brief case and er I got all the way home , no problem at all , I 'd got newspaper under the back , so it did n't scratch the back when I come to come down Mill Road this lorry 's go , I mean I got the tail gate up and er I sort of looked in the mirror , I thought oh my goodness my tail gate , I could hear it so and I braked a bit sharp and that slid down and scratched along the dash board ! |
| 9 | My skin crawled , and I shivered a bit as I stood there , desolate as a child in a corner . |
| 10 | Kevin and I had a bit of a scuffle , but it was nothing that did n't happen all over the park and certainly nothing to warrant our marching orders . |
| 11 | And I had a bit of tulle in my hair to match the dress … |
| 12 | You see , he and I had a bit of a falling out . |
| 13 | ‘ I was 21 last Monday and I had a bit too much to drink , ’ he smiled later . |
| 14 | but I 'm not sure what colour to do yet , and I had a bit of spare , there 's a girl who I work with who 's pregnant , so I thought I 'd just knit what wool I got |
| 15 | and I had a bit there . |
| 16 | There 's a TV shop with all these tellies on in the window , and I stop a bit and watch . |
| 17 | Something pleading in his voice reached me through whatever senseless barricade of childish rage I 'd thrown up , and I relaxed a bit , and managed to smile and say I was sorry to have been so silly . |
| 18 | up until then I still was n't too worried , but I think then it started to dawn on me that this was n't going to be much fun and I felt a bit scared . |
| 19 | And I felt a bit rankled . |
| 20 | Anyway , it was dead quiet and I felt a bit funny as I opened the door- ’ She stopped . |
| 21 | She gives me a little smile and I feel a bit better . |
| 22 | At any rate , now we know the Mamelukes wo n't be with us , and I feel a bit safer . |
| 23 | She said well , I 've had my medicine I 'm not too good and I feel a bit |
| 24 | We went in and I stayed a bit longer ; then , with many thanks to Mrs Smith , I left for home , anxious to tell Mum about my good fortune . |
| 25 | It 's real cold against my skin and I jump a bit , but I reckon it looks really good . |
| 26 | I do n't , know when you see me just now I was washing the car and I missed a bit . |
| 27 | And also I think it 's high time you and I watched a bit more television . ’ |
| 28 | Uplands also did library supply , and I learned a bit about that . |
| 29 | A lot of pushing and shoving went on and I panicked a bit , so Uncle picked me up in his arms to protect me and calm me down . |
| 30 | It 's OK in a caff — you can just ask for egg and chips or if they have pictures you can just point , but I think I might have trouble in a restaurant cos you got to read from a menu thing , and I have a bit of trouble with my reading . |