The phrase "a bit of pushing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount of encouragement or pressure applied to someone or something to achieve a desired outcome.
Example: "Sometimes, a bit of pushing is all it takes to motivate the team to meet the deadline."
Alternatives: "a little nudge" or "some encouragement".
"He was shouting and threatening and doing a bit of pushing, but he was ineffectual," Richard says.
The only violence amounted to a bit of pushing and wiggling as crowd members waited for their chance to cross the notorious bridge.
It does get crowded, so be prepared for a bit of pushing and shoving as people tend to be looking around rather than being aware of others.
"In many instances, the positions are polar opposites; and on both sides there's a bit of pushing the envelope," he said.
THERE was a brief confrontation on the coat-check line — some growling, a bit of pushing — but otherwise the guests at an event held Tuesday night in the basement of the Muse Hotel on West 46th Street were extremely well behaved.
Any goal scored at a corner, for instance, is more or less bound to feature a bit of pushing and shoving in the box for the officials to look at, and – here's the thing – once the officials are looking at it on a replay they can no longer simply shrug and say it was not enough to catch their attention, they will have to come up with a decision.
I was trying to hail a cab, I was drunk, there was a bit of push and shove and then I hit him.
If you get involved in a bit of push and shove in a public place after a few drinks, O'Farrell has decided that four years in gaol is about right for you.
A bit of push and pull and friction in your music that's what gives it its energy.
And even before the New York piece ran online, there was a bit of push-back from the network against the notion that Ailes and Palin are on the outs.
