Example sentences of "i [vb past] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Besides , despite the fact that I 'd got a good grade for my speech , I thought I 'd made a bit of a mess of it and was just relieved it was all over . |
| 2 | I 'd felt a bit sticky and dirty first thing but it 'd worn off now . |
| 3 | I 'd drunk a bit — a tot or two — |
| 4 | but erm , you know , I remember as coming across one or two obstacles and I could n't get in to it I thought if I 'd tried a bit harder , I did n't want to start you know so |
| 5 | and I 'd got a bit of an headache , well I took two tablets and it had gone before Steve come in and er I had me tea and I w I went like that and I thought God almighty ! |
| 6 | As he nodded she went on , ‘ I 'd had a bit of a knock in — in a relationship with a man in London , and I was very miserable over Elise 's death . |
| 7 | Flipping hell , are n't I allowed to have a bit ? |
| 8 | I began to relax a bit . |
| 9 | We went into my room and sat down on the floor together , and dried each other 's tears ; then I began to laugh a bit , ruefully , because I suddenly imagined how we must look , a hulking great coloured man and a girl sitting snivelling in front of a gas-fire mopping up the tears with dozens of paper hankies . |
| 10 | Many years later when I first visited the States I began to understand a bit of how they felt , as I too was then in an alien land — and make no mistake , America is an alien land , for all that we share a language and many common roots . |
| 11 | So I decided to do a bit of checking . |
| 12 | I decided to get a bit of height and do a gentle dive with power off and I made a rather ham-fisted upward climb in the hope that I could jolt the wheel down . |
| 13 | I needed to earn a bit of extra money when I went on the tour and so I became a professional wrestler in my spare time . |
| 14 | ‘ I started bowling a bit of medium pace but I stuck with the leg spin as well and I 'm glad I did . ’ |
| 15 | And er I started to feel a bit better and suddenly I felt ill again . |
| 16 | After we all clambered off the bus and entered the school I started to become a bit more relaxed as I realised I was n't the only person there who had butterflies as big as eagles in their stomachs . |
| 17 | You know at Christmas and then I I managed to save a bit in the Post Office with that . |
| 18 | I would always try and choose pieces which I thought had a bit of atmosphere and mood , a passion which made up for the lack of presentation ! ’ |
| 19 | I did make a bit of fuss about it and the nurse told me to stop moaning . |
| 20 | I did drop a bit of business into the pleasantries , like asking if there were likely to be any hand deliveries that morning . |
| 21 | ‘ I did feel a bit ropey earlier in the week and a bug has been going around the club for sometime . |
| 22 | " I did feel a bit dry last night . |
| 23 | I did n't feel guilty about it , though I did feel a bit inadequate somehow . |
| 24 | ‘ But I did feel a bit funny afterwards because it was so early and I did n't remember seeing the man around the house before . |
| 25 | I did succeed a bit in keeping some degree of order , asking clarifying questions , and clearing up misunderstandings . |
| 26 | Yes , I did go a bit towards the window and had a quick glance round . |
| 27 | Mine suffered from a lack of treble , and while I was n't disappointed overall , I did wonder a bit . |
| 28 | When I badgered people , they had to admit that yes , I did look a bit like Eric Cantona . |
| 29 | I did get a bit paranoid for a few months , stopped using the tube . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , I did get a bit depressed at times … and I got through a few pairs of shoes . ’ |