Example sentences of "[to-vb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd coax him to try a bit . |
| 2 | They tend to attract a bit of attention if you 're an exhibitionist . |
| 3 | and then that chap that used to come a bit , he says not to take er what is that thing that you use ? |
| 4 | Then you remember it and it starts to come a bit true does n't it ? |
| 5 | Usually I looked sheepish — it is the custom in Scotland — and claimed ‘ to write a bit ’ . |
| 6 | I used to write a bit , but not now . |
| 7 | Were me other clothes startin' to smell a bit ? ’ |
| 8 | you 're you 're not concentrating so you need to concentrate a bit on making sure that you finish off like you know somebody 's somebody 's passed to you 're right in front of the goal all you 've got to do is tap it in and you think , Oh anyone could do this which foot should I no problem |
| 9 | But er it 's just a matter of time now for the discolouration to fade a bit , and things like that , that 's mainly the worst that 's left . |
| 10 | Bob learned to demand a bit less without confirming his worst fears . |
| 11 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
| 12 | It seems thought will be given to playing Tony Stanger in the centre to provide a bit more physique in defence and on that theme Michael Dods could be destined to be left out , not because he has played badly , but rather as a reflection that the powerhouse physiques are prone to get the better of him in escaping tackles . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I hope we are going to find a bit more life than this , ’ grunted Billy , as they sat down at a table near the gas fire . |
| 14 | The stolid sexton , James Whiting , had to find a bit more space in her grave to accommodate a certain Mary Humphries ; we know her — she is Thomas the Calvinist 's daughter Mary , née Titford , who had married Stephen Humphries of Devizes in 1752 . |
| 15 | ‘ We will be keen to find a bit of room and get out of each other 's way . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But you must remember it 's only provisional pole and I 've got two young tigers either side of me that will be going much quicker tomorrow so we 've all got to find a bit of speed . ’ |
| 17 | To compensate a bit for the loss , Greatest Hits from that long and illustrious lineage — ‘ Les Demoiselles d'Avignon ’ and its copains — have been gathered for the nonce in a smaller space elsewhere in the museum . |
| 18 | Yeah we used to shake a bit of sawdust on and then scrape it , you see , cos the sawdust picked the blood up , you see , clean . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Or is it that you 're worried about having to work a bit harder for the grand wages I give you … wages that 's been strangled out of me by that bloody woman o ’ yours ? ’ |
| 21 | We may have to work a bit on Europe after a recent P.G.A . |
| 22 | I 'll have to work a bit harder to make up for lost time when I get there . |
| 23 | would see that you had to work a bit |
| 24 | Sprake was exceptionally good at pulling off the nearly impossible saves but his mind seemed to wander a bit ( perhaps back to the Valleys ) . |
| 25 | ‘ We we would like to know a bit more about how girls feel about having sex , ’ says Andrew . |
| 26 | But I did feel I 'd like to know a bit more about him . |
| 27 | Once you get to know a bit what 's happening . |
| 28 | ‘ I need to know a bit more . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd like to know a bit more , ’ Rain said . |
| 30 | ‘ My mother 's very interested in it , and I have to know a bit about it as a florist . |