Example sentences of "i [verb] [art] [adj] bit " in BNC.

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1 Leslie was disturbed to hear of this latest small trauma : ‘ It distresses me , ’ he wrote , ‘ to think of you being chivvied about in the way you are ; after all , the army supports me , and when it moves me thinks a wee bit about me .
2 But I mean the bottom bit obviously we 've got to talk about whether we actually do want
3 I mean the bottom bit 's easy to do it 's fun but the cushions and that
4 Well I planned a little bit but even if I plan I still ca n't write it .
5 I got a dirty bit on the back .
6 I got a nice bit of money and such like I do n't know who to leave it to .
7 I I I got a little bit involved in that a few years ago , when I was working on it , having had some scepticism before-hand .
8 I got a little bit of dinner , dinner there now
9 I found a little bit of string choking on the upper three frets and on inspection , found there to be a slight bow to the neck .
10 Which I found a little bit surprising .
11 The bushes , you know , so I , I moved a little bit of it , it 's got .
12 I caught the rollerskating bit but am afraid the rest of it must have passed me by .
13 If I say a little bit about Moat er , we are a registered housing association who are obviously monitored by the housing corporation responsible to a committee of management .
14 You do a little bit of input well I say a little bit , you do some input , practice and participation then build on that , okay ?
15 But as I say the last bit where you sa dur during the course of the , of this conversation it almost sounded as though you were gon na , you 're doing it parrot , parrot fashion whereas the rest of it was , was superb , there was no , no problems in that .
16 Mummy I want a tiny bit more please .
17 So in other words he comes round and he says I I do n't want that there I want a little bit put there
18 Mummy I want a big bit
19 I learnt something about myself , I learnt a little bit about how members of the class view me , certain physical characteristics which are habits which I try to stop .
20 And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down
21 I put a good bit on there and soaked it let it soak in .
22 I played a little bit of it back last night to listen how it , and it 's brilliant the way the picks things up !
23 ‘ I was always looking to join a foreign company because I speak a little bit of English and wanted to practise it .
24 I thought it were fair , but I read the next bit What 's this one ?
25 Er , and I slided a wee bit .
26 Yeah , I , I rushed the last bit
27 ‘ I 've been here before so I know a little bit .
28 So what I propose to do this morning , is to talk erm , based on the notes from the hand-book about Anthems of the Nation , but to spend probably more time , talking about the French National Anthem , than about any others , because I know a little bit about it , and I have discovered even more .
29 Erm , I suppose I have one advantage , which is I know one or two people in the audience and I think I know a little bit about the nature of the audience , er , and you gathered why from er , the Chair 's introduction .
30 I know a little bit about .
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