Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right there 's erm it 's a tin of fruit salad but I 've put in some er kiwi and grapes so it 's fresh fruit , it 's in its own juice , so it 's not in a heavy thick juice , there 's Viennetta or you can have a bit of each |
| 2 | Or you could take a bit of a short cut say well we 've already got twelve there thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen and so on . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’ |
| 4 | oh , give me that I 'll have a bit of it thank you |
| 5 | She left the other kipper for Oliver , but decided that she would wait a bit longer before she went to fetch him . |
| 6 | Well it makes you feel that you might do a bit of work with something |
| 7 | And it does seem to me that erm I ca n't quite understand why it 's possible or it seems to be an argument that you can accommodate a bit more development , squash a bit development into Leeds and Bradford and it does n't matter very much . |
| 8 | I 'll come and put in a couple of hours , so you can get a bit more comfortable . ’ |
| 9 | Along with scores so far , so you could get a bit of an advantage . |
| 10 | Now that we could relax a bit , we began to realise just how tired we all were and many girls came down with minor ailments , such as skin rashes and tonsilitis . |
| 11 | It was Willey , supported by Emburey , who kept it at bay , the final score being 391 for 7 ; admittedly , Roberts had hardly been able to bowl on the last day , but the home team had shown themselves that they could bat a bit if they tried . |
| 12 | And I used to go down you used to see all the mams and kids going down the moors here , taking their dad 's tea , down in the fields , so they could have a bit of something and then finish as got dark . |
| 13 | Still , Imaginary have got the ‘ Turtle Soup ’ album so they should make a bit of money out of it . ’ |
| 14 | These criticisms are , in many respects , justified although it would seem a bit far-fetched for historians to believe that the Labour Party , even in alliance with the Communist Party , could have forced a National government with an overwhelming parliamentary majority , to have capitulated to external pressure . |
| 15 | However , although he might look a bit lost , he makes good in Year 2 . |
| 16 | I remember Lorne saying something to the effect that it might look a bit bulky but , with their excellent petrol , in the long run it was neater than bringing hundreds of spare flashlight batteries along . |
| 17 | And then he 'd buy a bit so that he could send a bit to the London market — not in a very big way but enough to utilize all the money he had to do what he was doing . |
| 18 | The evidence was of the way in which the rocks of the oceanic crust are magnetized ; it 's not the kind of thing that one comes across every day , so it will take a bit of explaining . |
| 19 | And I 'll do a bit of sick-visiting , and go and talk to my old mate , Arthur , again . |
| 20 | I 'll get the nurses to move you and get you comfy , and I 'll have a bit of a wash and change . |
| 21 | I 'll fetch you some blankets from upstairs and I 'll put a bit more coal on the fire to keep you warm , just for tonight . |
| 22 | I 'd go in if Marie was with me , but I 'm on my own and I might have a bit of difficulty with the menu . |
| 23 | Last year 's holiday was great , last year , and I might get a bit of enjoyment out of looking at the photographs , but I 'm still paying for one again this year ! |
| 24 | but I know it cos the other week when I had to work till half past eight for Peter , he was having a dinner party and erm we went down there , I had to go shopping with him , he made me die cos he asked me if I 'd work a bit later and I said yeah I need the money , so I 'll work later so er he made me die because he said in this flare up , this argument when when I worked that day , I mean , I worked all day , I had nothing to eat and I could n't eat af , you know , cos of this trouble I could n't eat after |
| 25 | You can be too geriatric to stand up in a boat … and you might quiver a bit . |
| 26 | Reach for the hand-throttle , though , and you 'll experience a bit of a shock . |
| 27 | Chop that up and you 'll get a bit more to go with it . |
| 28 | ‘ Now , get some of this inside you and you 'll look a bit more like . |
| 29 | if you , you was all clawing to get one of them cos you 'd make a bit more of it . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , yes , come on in , we 'll fit that in , would you like to come into the morning programme or , I 'll come out with a Ewer and we 'll do a bit and we 'll slot it in . |