Example sentences of "[prep] every bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | To till properly , you must know a great deal about every bit of your land — you will find variations between different parts of even one small field — soil texture , structure , acidity , drainage , and history must all be considered ; as must the significance of the life within the soil and its relationship to fertility . |
| 2 | A prosthetist who had a lower limb amputation himself stated : ‘ They [ patients ] want to pick your brain for every bit of knowledge they can get . |
| 3 | What we do need is the equivalent of what we 've got in the documents which I 've given to you which is some sort of allowance for every bit of control of the thing . |
| 4 | It 's a fight for every bit of soil . |
| 5 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
| 6 | If the building society or bank has agreed to lend you 90 per cent of the purchase price and the surveyor says that the property is worth every bit of the asking price , then you just might go back to the society and ask for 100 per cent , based on the glowing survey report in your hand . |
| 7 | And what I 've got for you is worth every bit of inconvenience . ’ |
| 8 | All right yeah well let's erm le let's stick to talking about the leaf stem for now cos we do n't want to go on er slagging off every bit of art that 's around the city centre do we Barbara otherwise |
| 9 | He hit him with his clenched fist with every bit of strength in him . |
| 10 | They labour away , digging up the secrets with every bit of up-dated and often extra-legal technology they can get . |
| 11 | Cranston roared ‘ There 's more to this house than sitting on your arse and stuffing your mouth with every bit of food you can lay your sticky little fingers on ! ’ |
| 12 | And while he was on the film set or wherever he was you know , away from home for the week , he 'd be playing around with every bit of skirt he could find . |
| 13 | Yet , I was assured , 20 years of experience goes into the planning , with every bit of detail given on route maps . |
| 14 | The left is in a small minority in every bit of the party that matters — the executive , the Shadow Cabinet , the party conference . |
| 15 | Then we wrapped ourselves in every bit of clothing we could find and lay down on the ground to get some sleep . |
| 16 | In south Yorkshire during the forties , we were particularly disapproving of the sort of woman who ‘ puts on every bit of cheap jewellery that she 's got ’ . |