In the Bounce and/or Export dialog, did you select the Source Category as "tracks"? That's pretty obvious, but there's also something more subtle.
With narration I end up with a very similar scenario - lots of little clips that all need to be bounced together. These bounces create new files so that SONAR can perform undos. You can end up with lots of files, all pointing to an untrimmed file, to the point where there might not be enough memory. Prior to bouncing or exporting, consider trimming the clips and that may solve your problem.