Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Camille , of course , did not care a bit since she had never felt the need of such things . |
| 2 | She smiled , and did n't care a bit then that when it came to leading Travis up the garden path , she was doing a little garden path trail-blazing herself . |
| 3 | He was very brave about the whole thing , crawling up to his feet and telling me it did n't hurt a bit . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't make a fuss , I did n't hurt a bit , ’ said Granny Morkie , cheerfully , as she examined his leg . |
| 5 | I wondered why we did n't do a bit more for them . |
| 6 | It was too much for Brenda , who did n't feel a bit like St. George when faced with that mass of bristling horns . |
| 7 | When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’ |
| 8 | And I ho , I would have done this on Tuesday when I actually worked out a melody but I did n't manage a bit of paper so I could n't write it down . |
| 9 | Having obtained a supply of Ponderosa spring water , and with a final round of handshaking and kissing of cheeks , ( the local lads were n't so keen on the latter , but the girls did n't mind a bit ) , the Frenchmen finally took their leave . |
| 10 | Down-to-earth Anthea did n't mind a bit being asked about her sex life . |
| 11 | But the 45-year-old , who plays Detective Roger Murtaugh , did n't mind a bit . |
| 12 | ‘ But we did n't mind a bit , a job here was so much more than just a means to an end , it was never a case of them and us . |
| 13 | This gourmet 's challenge had been taken up successfully upon only one occasion , when a patron ordered elephant 's testicles on toast and the chef was forced to admit that he did n't have a bit of bread in the house . |
| 14 | Dad did n't take a bit of notice but Mary stared at her . |
| 15 | ‘ He did n't look a bit like an earl , Guider , ’ she cried . |
| 16 | Not only did n't the soft voice sound like a witch 's , thought Virginia ; the face did n't look a bit like a witch 's ; in fact , she decided , the witch sounded and looked so sweet and gentle that she could n't be a witch ! |
| 17 | The first impression that Talbot had of Wotherspoon was that he did n't look a bit like a professor or an archaeologist but then , he had to admit , he had no idea what a professor or archaeologist was supposed to look like . |
| 18 | She tried to sound flippant , though she suddenly wondered if she had n't gone a bit far . |
| 19 | Visiting me in hospital , hot foot from the Middle East , with his Brigadier 's tabs and row of medals , he stroked his moustache and said in crisp tones , ‘ Pity you had n't got a bit more promotion , boy . |
| 20 | She thought that he had n't changed a bit . |
| 21 | Cedric had n't changed a bit and I had to battle my way to the broken armchair by the fireside . |