Example sentences of "[noun] a bit " in BNC.

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1 But erm er when the W Winter comes on , the wind starts whistling round this place , it er cuts into your ears a bit .
2 ‘ It should save your legs a bit . ’
3 We 'll tie up on the island and stretch our legs a bit .
4 ‘ I think I 'll just stretch my legs a bit , ’ Zen announced .
5 Like he was behind er I never held him I was behind him like you know well it gives his legs a bit more like movement .
6 We had a nice stare at each other and gave the fans a bit of excitement .
7 We do n't make excuses for her , she 's too tough for that , anyway if Seles watched Steffi a bit more she might just be able to learn how to lob a ball and hold a racket properly .
8 I thought we missed Speed a bit , Hodge did n't have a great game , he should have played Rocky , but then I guess I 'm not the only one who thinks that : - )
9 At least your overdrafts a bit better .
10 ‘ No disrespect for the other players who may be left out , but I want to give the kids a bit of experience . ’
11 Okay , can I come back to that erm on the bonuses a bit later on ?
12 We think she could probably be able to stand Sandy 's loss a bit better in , say , a couple of years ’ time .
13 a bit in the eyes a bit
14 Daggy comes over and talks with me and Marie a bit .
15 He shifted in his seat a bit .
16 The original Warwickshire lord and his huntsmen have been replaced by groups of young Sloanes who identify the sleeping Sly as ‘ probably working-class ’ and divert themselves by ‘ messing around with his mind a bit ’ .
17 He does admit , though , that ‘ with Peter there , it probably weighs on my mind a bit .
18 That 's that 's cleared my mind a bit .
19 I could have gone to my own office in Whitehall , but I was due to see Sir Edmund Pusey in the evening , and I did n't want to risk running into him before I 'd managed to clear my own mind a bit .
20 ‘ The fact is my friend , that the boys at headquarters do n't like this shooting a bit .
21 Mm , cut their heads a bit open .
22 he probably looked into the future a bit and decided that er
23 It 's a pretty filthy day again today Mick , it 's er it 's raining , it 's windy , it 's cold , it 's the middle of November , it 's gon na cost er the supporters a bit to come tonight , er only two and half thousand came to the first game , how anxious are you that County 's supporters come out in their numbers this evening ?
24 ‘ Also , help Gorbachev a bit .
25 Allan Clarke is interviewed on telly a bit ( e.g. on the recent Clough special ) but seems to be out of football completely .
26 They wandered off to the north-east a bit but not badly enough to get really lost , and after a while made a correction to drift back to north .
27 ‘ I 'm sorry sir , but I 'm afraid I 've scratched your car a bit ! ’
28 Towards the car a bit more .
29 I mean this coal tip is is n't going to be based on what I said a moment or two ago with it 's thirty million tons of coal covering nearly three hundred and fifty acres a bit of a monster .
30 You may find the boat a bit cold when winter really sets in . ’
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