Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't in the beginning but I do now , she can be funny although a bit bitchy at times . |
| 2 | Well no I did it last week and one of the references I could n't remember the name of the woman , so I just put Mrs blank and I just left it so I thought I 'd do it again cos there were a couple of bits I did wrong and a bit dodgy , so I though save me writing it I 'll just do it all over again but it looks like I 'm not gon na be able to now because we 've brought out here for a piddling stupid fire drill ! |
| 3 | She is very old and a bit soft in the head , you know ; my advice is to take this offer before she dies ! ’ |
| 4 | It does that when it 's free and a bit damp , you know , rain and all . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I found that delivering babies was exciting and a bit scary , but I noticed that the environment was not comfortable for women . |
| 6 | Christmas dinner around the dining table will be rare treat and John says : ‘ Now the children are growing up , we hope they 'll be a bit more sensible and a bit less like unguided missiles . ’ |
| 7 | Neat , self-contained and a bit too pleased with himself . |
| 8 | It was interesting but a bit comical , really . |
| 9 | The contrast between nature and architecture here was too much indeed for the ungenerous Hippolyte Taine , who came here on his Journey to the Pyrenees in the middle of the last century and wrote that ‘ One finds it grotesque that a bit of hot water should have brought cuisine and civilization into these declivities . ’ |
| 10 | I mean you 'll work out whether it 's a bit more reactive or a bit less . |
| 11 | Anyone with a passing knowledge of astrological influences will realize that he was born on the cusp , a Taurus caught in the influence of Aries , which makes him bullish and a bit of a ram . |
| 12 | They need to have somebody that 's a bit liberal and a bit open and that wo n't be available under a Conservative government will it ? |
| 13 | Prior to this Minton had not been altogether convinced by Freud 's painting , which he had tended to regard as cranky and a bit naïive . |
| 14 | A careful look with the glasses produces three more , hunched up in the shelter of the bank , looking introspective and a bit sad . |
| 15 | So Peter Yeo had to look reassuring and solid and a bit older , while Timothy Hutton could probably have come to work in striped organza without losing a single client . |
| 16 | I felt that she was quite distressed by the birth — she seemed drowsy and a bit blue . |
| 17 | Almost colourless we found this very dry and a bit tart . |
| 18 | Was it quite comfortable or a bit basic ? |
| 19 | The architecture of the Duveen Galleries is overblown , authoritarian and a bit heavyhanded . |
| 20 | It 's not very nice when you 're driving the vehicle and er I know you 're all experienced drivers and then you get somebody sitting there alongside you starting to look at you do , and I I you could 've been driving all your life but you still feel a bit edgy and a bit tense . |
| 21 | erm As he will obviously tomorrow as well , but erm he was a bit tense and a bit nervous before , but erm I 'm sure that erm he 'll be absolutely delighted with this result . |
| 22 | Once you get up on the roof then it 's euphoria , there 's anarchy reigning , you 're in the public eye , the sun 's shining , er and everyone 's quite happy for a day or so , but of course you get cold and a bit hungry , and er then the sort of import of what you face starts to come through . |
| 23 | I 'm as sick as a bit player in a Ben Elton script . |
| 24 | Annie was a cheerful , tireless and obliging young lady who had a young man , a dowry in an old sock , and a helpful welcome for customers who were not only hard-up but a bit embarrassed . |
| 25 | You will have off days when you are tired or a bit under the weather . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The hit 's mother-album , ‘ From The Mind Of … ’ , showed that rumpo-epics were a mere facet of the man 's unique sound and vision — wildly creative , slightly sinister and a bit mad . |
| 29 | But still tired and a bit ? |
| 30 | If flying to Japan made ol' George Bush feel kinda disoriented and a bit sick , then a visit to the Isle of Wight would probably have him in full Exorcist mode ; not just projectile vomiting but his head spinning too . |