Example sentences of "[adj] bit [prep] [noun] but [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Nobody spoke , Mr spoke a little bit of French but he spoke Spanish fluently .
2 Sorry , to take a little bit of time but I did point out we 've got two motions on the Health Service and erm , I think it 's a little bit more important than just er , formally seconding .
3 Not the best of subjects to inject a little bit of humour but we did find er traces of it nevertheless .
4 ‘ They had their own little bits of garden but they were never made to help when they were young , which is probably why they liked it all the more . ’
5 It 's a nonsensical bit of treasure but they 've got ta
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