Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb mod] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’ |
2 | oh , give me that I 'll have a bit of it thank you |
3 | And I 'll do a bit of sick-visiting , and go and talk to my old mate , Arthur , again . |
4 | I 'll get the nurses to move you and get you comfy , and I 'll have a bit of a wash and change . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 ! |
8 | The immediate outcome was that I now had someone to take me around , and I used to brag a bit about ‘ my ’ Corporal . |
9 | 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 |
10 | I did n't pay the Africa lady anything but I ought to make a bit for Uncle Jim . |
11 | But I would feel a bit snidey pretending that I do n't know them . ’ |
12 | Yeah but I might want a bit of help with it . |
13 | ‘ Thank you , sir , but I 'll grab a bit on the way there . ’ |
14 | I probably could , but I should get a bit of support from the script-writers . |
15 | Because I used to earn a bit of money and be independent , and now I 've got to rely on every penny from my husband . |
16 | It helped when I used to do a bit of coal-bag carrying in my spare time to earn some pin money . |