Example sentences of "[coord] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | By and large , he was saying what most ordinary people think : that it is not a good idea for very young girls to embark on motherhood , especially if they are poor or a bit dim . |
| 2 | ‘ What 's more important , this magnificent building or a bit of grass ? ’ |
| 3 | It is as if you discover that you spent £1000 last month , and therefore assume you will have to spend £1000 , or a bit more , next month , without ever wondering if some of your expenditure was wasted . |
| 4 | Whoever thought to give a word to a bit of stone sticking out of a wall , or a bit of wood stuck in one ? |
| 5 | You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather . |
| 6 | Is the emphasis going to be on people , places , or a bit of both ? |
| 7 | At the rate you 've been goin' on , that might be a bit sooner or a bit later . |
| 8 | Friends kind enough to offer to do the ironing or a bit of hoovering could be alarmed by cries of , ‘ No , no ! |
| 9 | And now , her face straight , her lips seeming to quiver , she went into the song ; and so beautiful was her rendering of it , so touching the cadences , so tender with longing the words , that she seemed transformed before their eyes : she was no longer Lemon , good for a joke or a bit of ribbing , for her voice cut through the façade of brashness , of insensitivity and coarseness that seems to become necessary to men in war . |
| 10 | Or if some of the local yobbos come round in search of beer money or a bit of fun ? ’ |
| 11 | To what extent this was a natural conservatism and reluctance to use a different method of cutting , or a preference for the clean cut of a knife in skilled hands over the often not so clean cut of earlier designs of secateurs , or a bit of both , I 'm not so sure . |
| 12 | Well , I suggest that Toby arranges to be on the trip and that you go with him , either as his close friend or in your professional capacity as a caddie , or a bit of both . ’ |
| 13 | Michaelmas , or a bit before , maybe . " |
| 14 | I mean you 'll work out whether it 's a bit more reactive or a bit less . |
| 15 | Or a bit more ? |
| 16 | And erm you work out whether your preference is very strongly this way or a bit this way or a bit that way . |
| 17 | And erm you work out whether your preference is very strongly this way or a bit this way or a bit that way . |
| 18 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 19 | At the top of each page is a comment about Bunty , such as ‘ Fourteen pence well spent — on hours of content — that 's ‘ BUNTY ’ ’ or a bit of advice on safety , ‘ Do n't forget girls , never accept lifts from strangers ! ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh aye — he were foreman , or a bit later on he were , any road . |
| 21 | We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery . |
| 22 | The house itself was 1914 or a bit earlier , steeply pitched slate roofs and high chimneys : bijou Lutyens for the leaner purse . |
| 23 | Or a bit more . |
| 24 | It could 've varied , you know , any time if you like from , from March till May and without knowing the exact date you might be a bit late or a bit too early er for future business . |
| 25 | either a bit off putting or a bit slow or a bit , you know , all sorts |
| 26 | either a bit off putting or a bit slow or a bit , you know , all sorts |
| 27 | Closing date for this year 's writers ' bursaries from Northern Arts , buying time or a bit of peace and quiet to write at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre , is May 29 . |
| 28 | ‘ People can either do the walk in one spell or a bit every weekend , though they should complete it in a 12-month period ’ said Bill . |
| 29 | Was it quite comfortable or a bit basic ? |
| 30 | Well , the er th they seem to Richard seemed to cry a bit more or a bit easier , you know , if he bumped himself and Bryony , and I think it was , well Bryony it seemed to be a heavy cold that was making her feel miserable . |