Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] a bit " in BNC.
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31 | Most small aeroplanes have an average airspeed of about 90mph , and can fly much more slowly if necessary to apply rallying techniques to aerial navigation ( i.e. when the viz gets a bit iffy . ) |
32 | There 's two ways of doing this , you can either put some local anaesthetic in and actually burn them off , but that often leaves a bit of a scar . |
33 | In sticking to his formula , McDonald sometimes gets a bit carried away . |
34 | The only thing is that the VIP treatment ( with ritual speeches , etc. ) sometimes gets a bit wearing and we sometimes have to keep a very straight face when the same political points are made to us over and over again by this or that party cadre when we go on official visits . |
35 | Erm it sometimes gets a bit , runs out of memory , if if you put very many more than that in . |
36 | Erm but not everybody 's quite so erm y'know not everybody gets on with everybody and um this kind of what you might call personal chemistry , to lapse for a moment into pharmacological determinism er maybe helps um maybe helps a bit . |
37 | so it looks as if she saves half of her money and then spends a bit more than a quarter . |
38 | The black rock on the lower section of the route certainly looks a bit suspect , but fortunately looks can be deceptive . |
39 | ‘ I ca n't remember riding for Jonjo before , but it would be great to get him off the mark and this horse certainly has a bit of a chance , ’ smiled Willie who is closing fast on another century . |
40 | It certainly seems a bit — er — cooler in here , ’ she told him breathlessly , her hands trembling at his proximity . |
41 | The second pitch takes the unlikely looking arête above the stance ; with one committing move before good holds are reached , it certainly feels a bit wild . |