Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] a [adj] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only took a wee bit , leave it there and I 'll eat it at the end of the day . |
| 2 | I just saw a little bit of it over there |
| 3 | I just saw a little bit of snow |
| 4 | So I just give a little bit of pedal and carried on but he was complete and utter bastard , really was ! |
| 5 | My hair is brown , it 's got a hint-of-tint on it right now , so it 's slightly coppery ; my eyes are grey , my skin is very pale , I look blotchy without make-up so I always wear a tiny bit , even if it 's just powder . |
| 6 | I still remain a wee bit puzzled as to why we do n't try to recruit more than one member in any one large organisation , eg the exclusion of Scottish Power people simply because we have a [ Stewart ] member already . |
| 7 | Because I also do a fair bit of crochet and these cones ( white ) are excellent for the crochet collars that have been fashionable for a couple of years . |
| 8 | It 's not cos she only gets a little bit . |
| 9 | ‘ George , would you just tighten a little bit please . |
| 10 | Now erm , tt could you just talk a little bit just about your you know y your background as a child ? |
| 11 | You do n't have to remember all of them , cos if you remember one you just need a little bit of maths to work out the others . |
| 12 | Yeah , she 'd got a boyfriend and , with her school work as well , like she 's doing her A levels now and she just got a little bit , you know , because it is a big you know you 've got to be dedicated have n't you ? |
| 13 | I do a little but you know I think when you live in the military you always leave a little bit of yourself somewhere you know at places you go and erm . |
| 14 | You ever tried a little bit of that ? |
| 15 | Maybe we just had a little bit of pressure , but that 's good players , they punish you do n't they , top players ? |
| 16 | Erm okay , moving on to point six , and now we soon get a little bit fancy . |
| 17 | We usually have a fair bit of time to do it . |
| 18 | We always need a little bit of extra help . " |
| 19 | Yes , but I would have thought that you know I M R O sh should of then I asked , I write and asked them the question , I r really would have expected a reply to come back , yes , we found this and so and so , but we then scraped a little bit further and erm . |
| 20 | I used to say that when the good times returned to Ayresome Park and we actually did a little bit more worthwhile than finish third in Division Two , then the headlines would shine on us . |
| 21 | But she said that they had been so many months or when everybody else had a pay rise they only had a little bit . |
| 22 | big like gun in like a staple thing it was , but it was a la , it was an extended one , fitted inside this rubber hose and then , clamp it and they only have a little bit of stomach left so they ca n't eat proper meals |
| 23 | Even if it was neglected , it was they still got a little bit of land . |
| 24 | Let me then say a little bit about Newstat and presidential power and , and if you remember my last lecture I said that he was the man who coined the phrase that presidential power is the power to persuade . |
| 25 | He only had a little bit , but they put him away for three years . |
| 26 | Oh he only brings a little bit , I brought loads last time , even though you did n't get a song played |
| 27 | It 's remarkable because we 've been talking about Twickenham to you ever since I think about the second round , and in those days it just seemed a little bit of a dream , but that dream is now just eighty minutes away is n't it ? |
| 28 | it just gets a wee bit much |
| 29 | ‘ I believe everyone has innate creativity ’ she confided in me , ‘ but with some it just takes a little bit of coaxing before it will surface ’ . |
| 30 | The house that William had found was down one of the side streets and not so majestic , but it still had a fair bit of the Gothic about it , and the brass knocker on the front door had the face of an ogre . |