Example sentences of "i [verb] [to-vb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays few people can detect this very slight disability although I tend to limp a bit if I get tired . |
| 2 | Er being an agriculturalist rather than a planner I tend to get a bit confused by higher planning semantics of the difference between strict control and presumption against not normally . |
| 3 | My Dad 's away on business again tomorrow and I want to spend a bit of time with him before he goes . |
| 4 | Now I want to allow a bit more time for questions so I 'll just end if I may with a funny story which , did n't happen to me , it happened to a colleague of mine , erm a young lady , who went to give er a talk like this to group of adults like yourselves and at the end of the meeting the treasurer went up to her and said do we owe you any fee or expenses ? |
| 5 | so it 's really not worth getting qualifications on reflection so I want to do a bit of work you see , build myself a reputation that sort of thing |
| 6 | Then if I want to put a bit of ‘ plate ’ or ‘ room ’ on , I 'll either put a bit on when I 'm recording it , by putting it through an effect , or using the guitar player 's FX . |
| 7 | ‘ Now , I want to put a bit of steel through the side and remind them we ca n't have nice games all the time . |
| 8 | I want to get a bit of |
| 9 | And I want to travel a bit . |
| 10 | I want to play a bit with dad |
| 11 | ‘ I sometimes use an ambient mic on guitars , but I find that it can make things sound a bit too boxy and I 'd rather have the choice on the mix if I want to add a bit of ambience . |
| 12 | I hope to instil a bit of confidence . ’ |
| 13 | Flipping hell , are n't I allowed to have a bit ? |
| 14 | I began to relax a bit . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I like to do a bit for charity now and then . ’ |
| 18 | No , I like to hear a bit of music to go along . |
| 19 | So I decided to do a bit of checking . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | And er I started to feel a bit better and suddenly I felt ill again . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | You know at Christmas and then I I managed to save a bit in the Post Office with that . |
| 25 | I felt I had to push a bit harder to get to the answer in the lesson . |
| 26 | I had to have a bit because when I put the blackcurrant in there was n't enough so I had to mix it up with . |
| 27 | I had to work a bit to keep up with him — the path is not as straight as the road ; also I had to be careful not to make a noise . |
| 28 | I , I had to sign a bit of paper . |
| 29 | If it were not for the fact that he was one of the favourites you 'd have been delighted but as a Gold Cup winner I had to feel a bit disappointed . |
| 30 | I had to add a bit on the bottom here Bedge . |