Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb -s] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to know how he 's doing in general and where he needs a bit of encouragement . |
| 2 | Anyway , Taureg survived thirty-eight depth charges so she deserves a bit of a cheer . |
| 3 | There was , however , a funny side to all this , although it sounds a bit ghoulish to mention it . |
| 4 | You must not worry too much if she seems a bit depressed during the first few months , instead of being a ‘ sweet and grateful granny ’ . |
| 5 | Some horses become excited and upset if something goes a bit wrong when they are in harness , such as chains or ropes becoming entangled around their feet . |
| 6 | Of course , if it 's really painful , forget it , I 'll be fine , and I 'm writing , and if it gets a bit unlively I could perhaps find somewhere else- ’ |
| 7 | It 's ready to put a match into but if it gets a bit colder now today night I 'll put a match in there see . |
| 8 | Again , the more the merrier … we are leaving ourselves open to a few ‘ active ’ neutrals who will try and stir things up … but its always easy for gav to exclude any twats … if it gets a bit too fruity of course … nothing wrong with a bit of friendly banter and discussion . |
| 9 | Now what happens if it gets a bit more complicated , and all it , another way another way of checking this , erm , what would happen |
| 10 | ‘ If it looks a bit narrow when you splash on Pissarro |
| 11 | And the other thing about the I-s is if you make sure you put a dot on them on the top then if it looks a bit like if you people ca n't tell that you 've done an E or an I , if you 'd a dot on top it 's got to be an I . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , if he works a bit harder he might come on … |
| 13 | You 're not well enough , you just sit in a chair there 's some cake in the tin if he wants a bit of cake ! |
| 14 | Cos he plays a bit of guitar , |
| 15 | I think it 's cos he feels a bit rough actually , he 's got a terrible cold . |
| 16 | one , two , you just hold on a minute can you , just wait till Mark 's finished , cos it gets a bit confusing cos we get too many people knocking about . |
| 17 | I do n't know if it 's erm tt a con cos it seems a bit unbelievable , nicking a street . |
| 18 | because he smells a bit . |
| 19 | This is almost obligatory , because it takes a bit of practise before you become dexterous enough to become adept with the net and experienced enough to discover the hiding places of the various fish and other interesting creatures . |
| 20 | I do do that because it gets a bit uncomfortable sometimes , you know |
| 21 | You get a lot of people who 'll tell you how to sing and play , and stop you because it sounds a bit out of tune , but he 'll say , ‘ No , there 's soul in there , even if it is slightly out of tune . |
| 22 | A superficially similar rearrangement ( called a PSEUDOCLEFT because it looks a bit like a cleft but is n't one ) is shown in this example : What contemporary novelists do well is comment on novel-writing rather than tell stories . |
| 23 | I mean , erm she actually then chooses to walk up and down the third storey erm couple of pages later , Jane , when she wants a bit of solitude . |
| 24 | when it gets a bit nearer . |
| 25 | Normally the foal receives affection from the very beginning of its life , first from its mother , and then , when it becomes a bit more adventurous and outgoing , from other foals and companions . |