Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The high school I was at was among the first to have a tiny in-school radio station , news , views , interviews and a touch of music , and consequently we 'd attracted quite a bit of somewhat condescending attention from real stations around town . |
| 2 | But it was that 's what it that 's where er you know , there was he had been quite successful in this lawsuit you know , he 'd made quite a bit of money . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd spent quite a bit of time then visiting district nurses and accident and emergency departments which gave me a real insight into the health service and an understanding of the commitment there was around , ’ Cruickshank said . |
| 4 | All those years ago after we 'd been friends for a couple of months or so ( and he 'd borrowed quite a bit more money off me ) , I confessed to him that I was being persecuted by a thug called Dudley . |
| 5 | He began to fantasise quite a bit about this as he walked down Kensington Church Street . |
| 6 | Of course I did study quite a bit of Chopin in my early years , and there was a brief ‘ middle period ’ during which I played one recital in Vienna consisting entirely of Chopin Polonaises and Liszt Rhapsodies ! |
| 7 | Like you go , even saying I did serve quite a bit faster than her , which I do like , you know she still should o i if the bar done seven fifty she should have , she should have done what two , three and a half ? |
| 8 | You see we had heard quite a bit about him — the locals boggle at the way in which he does n't dodge his taxes . |
| 9 | He had grown quite a bit , both upwards and outwards and , as I shook hands with him , I reflected that it would not be long before he won a professional tournament . |
| 10 | Mind you the , the erm , the wages had risen quite a bit during the time . |
| 11 | They had played quite a bit at Hurlingham when they had first been married . |
| 12 | Bella had stayed there a bit , though , along with her ghastly cronies . |
| 13 | Gifford had gone overboard a bit in the blues though … |
| 14 | That had generated quite a bit of business . |
| 15 | Er we had lost quite a bit during the war . |
| 16 | One way or another , I had drunk quite a bit this evening , but I did n't need to powder my nose . |
| 17 | It was true if you had an American boyfriend you stood to gain quite a bit in material goods , as their PX always seemed to be well stocked with food and silk stockings , cigarettes and make-up — all things in short supply in England — and for this reason if nothing else the Yanks were never short of female company . |