Example sentences of "[noun] back a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | It only made sense to put tea back a bit . |
| 2 | Anyway then I said are they interested in this quiz night , and she says I have n't go she says she 'd ask Jan , I said well give me a ring back a bit later . |
| 3 | And it went to seven months because they did have a downturn in the business so it pushed the quantities back a bit . |
| 4 | On wet ground , play the ball back a bit in your stance to ensure catching the ball first , thus minimising the amount of moisture squeezed between the clubface and the ball at impact . |
| 5 | ( I even fancied that the prop-wash from our full power had blown the dinghy back a bit to make up for the slight delay in the drop ) . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's making it all up , ’ said Joe , ‘ but she ca n't help it , she 's had no family life and it 's held her brain back a bit . |
| 7 | Angalo pulled one of the levers back a bit . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm going to ask Jane to hold dinner back a bit . ’ |