Example sentences of "[pers pn] a bit " in BNC.
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1 | I think I a bit put it in the back now . |
2 | I a bit worried about my pen . |
3 | I a bit like this |
4 | So if I was you Richard I would n't leave it till last minute , I a bit sooner in case the buses are not running . |
5 | Do you want me to leave yours a bit longer ? |
6 | Yeah she a bit now ai n't she ? |
7 | Is she a bit older than you ? |
8 | ‘ Shall I do you a bit of bacon ? ’ says Marjorie . |
9 | I could cook you a bit of bacon in seconds with a microwave . ’ |
10 | ‘ You see — naturally she wants to talk to you a bit , to talk frankly about how things are , she wants to explain — ’ |
11 | It would be a bit like choosing to go and spend all Sunday afternoon discussing skin diseases with your 75-year-old deaf aunty in Coatbridge , instead of taking up your boyfriend 's offer of a day in bed at an expensive country house hotel , drinking champagne while he gives you a bit of a seeing to . |
12 | ‘ Look , I 've got you a bit of steak . |
13 | If the questions seem to have a clear age-related bias , however , then you could ask : ‘ Are you a bit concerned about my age ? ’ |
14 | They use it to help prepare themselves for the interview — i.e. to get to know you a bit before you arrive and work out the questions they are going to ask you . |
15 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |
16 | ‘ Aye , got better than that , William Davies , ’ Hari said , ‘ come on , I might be able to find you a bit of soup as well as some bread . ‘ |
17 | And there 's something you should know , the amethysts are stones of tranquillity , it might do you a bit of good to wear them . ’ |
18 | ‘ Oh , yer poor young dear , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ life ai n't treatin' you a bit nice . ’ |
19 | ‘ Apart from anything else it makes you a bit uneasy being in the house , ’ she added . |
20 | Television was a marvellous thing , it shows you a bit on life , you 'd never know all these things otherwise . |
21 | So I will give you a bit of instruction on how to do that now . |
22 | What makes you a bit disturbed about that ? |
23 | So , gentlemen , what I 'm really doing is to show you a bit of the background and the fact that it 's not all doom and gloom there is a hell of a light at the tunnel and in matter of fact , we got another lecture on the channel tunnel in a few days time ! |
24 | then maybe that 's going to take you a bit longer . |
25 | that 's given you a bit more |
26 | Erm it 's just that it throws you a bit if you 've learnt them that way . |
27 | Right something that nobody 's said yet , so I 'll give you a bit of a clue . |
28 | ‘ Well , it 's up to you , of course , but I think curls give you a bit of sparkle . |
29 | ‘ I can tell you a bit about your uncle if you like , ’ she said aloud . |
30 | I would say that to we should give you a bit of freedom in terms of price , therefore I think we should er allow you to spend up to say five thousand pounds ? |