Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | depending on whether we take the " " mayden " " as a vocative ( i.e. " girl , I love no one more than thee " ) or as the object of the lost verb of line 14 , whereby the -clause becomes a restrictive relative clause ( " I love no maiden more than you … " [ but I might love some just as much or only a bit less ] ) . |
| 2 | Some subjects are painful , sensational , controversial or just a bit too exciting . |
| 3 | But WAS it art , or just a bit of a damp squib ? |
| 4 | Exploring unfamiliar surroundings , learning to relate to other children , letting off steam or just a bit of rough and tumble . |
| 5 | If anyone would like to share their story with other readers , whether it 's happy , sad , amusing or just a bit out of the ordinary , then please write to us at the usual address . |
| 6 | After that the total amounts , or even a bit more if we look at it , erm , what over factor , Janet , no John , it must be John 's turn now , affects the allocation to units in those first four years by looking at that table . |
| 7 | Maybe O Leary 's been getting the coaching right in that department , or maybe a bit of luck away has steadied their nerve , perhaps a bit of both . |
| 8 | And I said , and she said oh well she said you know well it 's that 's how you 've got ta take it stripped , for me to take that to get that done up by a restorer you 'd have to take all the upholstery off , or quite a bit off |
| 9 | As to Mr. Cox himself , we obtained very little information that we did not already have , although perhaps a bit more detailed . |
| 10 | Mirth is close to creativity for to see the absurd in something is to twist reality around in a way creative thought is fashioned — a good jest is a delight and should be regarded as much more than just a bit of frivolity . |
| 11 | Foolish in that it gave a great deal away to the other woman , and she could tell the woman looked at her as someone who could be aggressive and perhaps a bit vulgar , someone who said things which ought never even to have been thought . |
| 12 | Along the inland part of the fissure ordinary Hawaiian-type eruptions will take place , with lava being emitted quietly , and perhaps a bit of fire-fountaining . |
| 13 | The World Bank reckons that on most measures of welfare it ranks down with much of sub-Saharan Africa , and only a bit above Haiti . |
| 14 | ‘ And just a bit pretentious . ’ |
| 15 | The weather is beautiful : clear , sunny and still a bit cold . |
| 16 | The trip to USA will give him a bit more confidence — and hopefully a bit more resolve to show his stuf in training . |
| 17 | it 's about as long as this room , and probably a bit wider . |
| 18 | ‘ They have a special intensity , and often a bit of nastiness , which makes them compelling matches to watch . |
| 19 | And the line included such blood-bathed flicks as Tough Guys , Slaughter 's Big Pay-Off , Across 110th Street , Sheba Baby and Cool Breeze , the latter boasting ‘ music of every kind , from rock to soul to blues , gospel and even a bit of the ‘ William Tell Overture ’ performed by Solomon Burke and eight of his children . |
| 20 | If the ground is hard , and even a bit bumpy , the ball will usually bumble its way quite satisfactorily up or down a bank and distance is fairly easy to judge . |
| 21 | People think they 're a bit pampered and even a bit posey . |
| 22 | Er , oh , right , on toni , tonight we 're gon na have sun and maybe a bit of snow and tomorrow morning we 're gon na have a full moon |
| 23 | I must have one Sunday in the year when we have Sunday lunch at mid-day and not in the evening , because , you know I get to carol services on And he said oh that 's alright , mum and dad eat mid-day anyway so they only want , erm , they only want biscuits and cake and maybe a bit of bread and butter what can you do ? |
| 24 | Not , however , a balanced diet made up of a bit of one and then a bit of the other , but an integration between the two . |
| 25 | And then a bit later my father . ’ |
| 26 | And then a bit later , her poor father , may the Lord have mercy on him , went out one evening with his wits scattered and fell over the cliff into the quarry . ’ |
| 27 | And then a bit of a roundabout route coming back , trying to get a variety of road , and any areas of the drive which we can look at , we will , discuss amongst ourselves , practise one or two things , maybe one or two little techniques . |
| 28 | Some of us remember the old days when the NI was gloriously unpredictable — one month a short story taking up the whole magazine , the next a cartoon issue and then a bit later a fold-out world map . |
| 29 | and then a bit more cleaning . |
| 30 | and then that was it and then a bit later on , that was all they said about me haircut and then during the break somebody else said , there 's something else gone as well and they could n't make out what it what done mine in , my musical director he come , he says you know what will look nice now with that haircut do n't you ? |