Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a bit " in BNC.

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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 She left the other kipper for Oliver , but decided that she would wait a bit longer before she went to fetch him .
4 Well it makes you feel that you might do a bit of work with something
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
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