Example sentences of "a bit but [pron] " in BNC.

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1 And then it was erm erm which was er battered about a bit but we were preparing for the , the next move you see .
2 They like to do it a bit but they really ca n't sustain it because ultimately there 's a , there 's a call for action , a demand for action .
3 Endless cups of coffee helped a bit but what a relief it was to see the first pale streaks of dawn creeping across the sky .
4 ‘ I might scream a bit but he just shrugs and says , ‘ It does n't matter ’ no matter what it is . ’
5 He goes on a bit but he 's basically very good-hearted and kind .
6 she said who , I said Joy , she said oh blimey is she , I said yeah , so he hung on a bit but he 'd
7 I used to follow a bit but I had to give it up .
8 ‘ It hurt a bit but I 'll recover , ’ he said .
9 I had an actor once who was condemned to hang for stealing a sheep — or a lamb , I forget which — so I got permission to have him hanged in the middle of a play — had to change the plot a bit but I thought it would be effective , you know — and you would n't believe it , he just was n't convincing !
10 I may be getting on a bit but I still know a thing or two . ’
11 As as I said we 're we 're not very formal but er you know that also has its especially if people that er maybe erm , how can I put it , are not used t taking everything back to a meeting and you know they maybe make a decision and go ahead with it and then it gets shouted at a bit but I think we we can all take being shouted at a bit as well .
12 Should be more than a bit but I got Marg .
13 You 've got to keep up with it a bit but I think that all those at the same
14 Well I thought I thought he was a bit but I do n't know
15 No that 's part of the the windows washing but I 'll quickly washed over them just to spruce them up a bit but I thought if I put Mrs in that , is she driving , or is she not ?
16 But I I , I mean really and truly I 'm moaning a bit but I , it 's not quite so bad being near there .
17 ‘ Yes , yes , but , well , you 'll excuse me if I frown a bit but you and Van Gelder are the two most important people on this ship . ’
18 ‘ It 's getting to us a bit but it 's making us even more determined .
19 I cough a bit but it still tastes good .
20 Gesner fought a bit but it did n't work .
21 I mean it may have pleased the Irish government a bit but it 's got implications both domestically and internationally .
22 She is a bit but it 's .
23 You can you can apply statistics to it a bit but it 's very unlikely the statis st statistics and what really happens will always add up in fact .
24 Yeah , there is a bit but it 's , it 's like somebody broke it , broke it , so it 's half
25 It will , it just might slide a bit but it will stop sliding when it comes off it .
26 Yeah it was a bit but it was alright cos there were n't many people there .
27 I believe I have calmed down a bit but there are still times when I will get booked . ’
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