Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Chairman I feel a bit like an aircraft that 's to come down to Leeds er er Bradford Airport rather than Teeside at the present moment . |
| 2 | If you were groggy on speed you behaved a bit like Marshall — your feet were n't solidly stuck to the ground — there was a look in your eyes that was n't lust — and was n't all purity , either — amazed recognition summed it up , but did n't make sense . |
| 3 | In the cell he shouted a bit to bring them back , but only got shouted at in his turn by two drunken fellow inmates . |
| 4 | as Cybil mentioned you know I mean if if we want to criticise your first ten words it comes a bit hard up to five thousand you know . |
| 5 | After a pub lunch we did a bit outside the car-park mortuary and then settled down with the telephone to record some attempts to buy a coffin , one of which resulted in agreement , which was the last thing we needed at the time , although it came in very handy later . |
| 6 | After lunch we did a bit more skiing and then we had to go back to the hotel . |
| 7 | Ian you grow a bit more . |
| 8 | And , I 've just as a basic figure , I mean , they give up to a certain figure o before their hours you put a bit of tax and after that , but er we 've allocated him to work , in the afternoons when I 'm out , they allocate to her , the warehouse , because I ca n't afford any , er , as I say , they repairs a machine , it goes out faulty , and the onus is on me and the company |
| 9 | Behind that badge you feel a bit special . |
| 10 | In the back of one of my homemade guitars I used a bit of thin foam , rolled up tight , to hold a battery in place ; then I had a brainwave to use a piece of this and lay it across the springs , between them and the rear plate . |
| 11 | ‘ Yeah , to a large degree I still scoop a lot out for the rhythm sound , but for lead I add a bit of mid . |
| 12 | When I 'm walking to the shop I think a bit about moving and that . |
| 13 | Are you feeling alright my dear you look a bit ? |
| 14 | Falcons trainer Billy Brooks admits : ‘ In this business you get a bit numb to all the injuries . |
| 15 | Would you know , we did n't have any serious illnesses as children , the only place we had a bit of warmth , used to have a valour lamp in the bathroom in the winter , had a valour lamp in there to keep the chill off . |
| 16 | ‘ In the early days we worried a bit about comeback , but over the years we 've just got more outrageous , ’ he says . |
| 17 | Well the eldest lad was alright , but the middle lad he became a bit of a problem |
| 18 | Here 's Jochim He needs a bit of help here Cooper breathing down his neck . |
| 19 | After 45 minutes we felt a bit silly . ’ |
| 20 | used to take them down , run them in one gate , and next day you go a bit further on . |
| 21 | ‘ O Lord ! ’ said Mrs Q. She looked a bit happier now . |
| 22 | But I noticed last night you had a bit of a job to er |
| 23 | I set you up a mini-orgy , a nice little threesome , and the minute it rocks a bit , nothing a mite of persuasion would n't put right , you start giving an address on the Greek verb ‘ to rub ’ . |
| 24 | Next night he fancied a bit of fresh salmon and as he only had two days to live , she rushed out and bought him some salmon . |
| 25 | It 's just at night it gets a bit noisy . |
| 26 | And I looked at people I passed a bit more , and all of a sudden they did seem nice and smiled back . |
| 27 | Cos there 's also another th area I know a bit about is , and , and do n't take these as being the only areas , it 's just it 's easier if you actually discuss a a sort of case , you know ? |
| 28 | Now yesterday afternoon I said to our Joe I fancies a bit of chocolate . |
| 29 | I did n't fancy my plaice so I give her mine I had a bit of beef . |
| 30 | It 's bad enough for a young person going into hospital for an operation but when you get to her age you deserve a bit more care . |