Example sentences of "be a [adj] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | There might be a stewed bit in |
| 2 | Although the man passing judgment may be a tiny bit biased . |
| 3 | ‘ Somebody did tell me he thought they might be a tiny bit stronger than us at the moment . |
| 4 | ‘ So you would be a tiny bit jealous ? ’ |
| 5 | Many may have discovered that the trouble-free lifestyle they had planned has turned out to be a good bit less well-regulated and tidy than they had expected or intended it to be . |
| 6 | There seems to be a good bit of evidence to suggest that the reign of Bayezid I ( 1389–1402 ) was , in the eyes of the pious , a dangerously irreligious one . |
| 7 | Just very briefly , I think that erm the point Mr raised is a fair point and erm there may well need to be a good bit of clarification erm on on that . |
| 8 | Now when I go there 'll be a nice bit of money coming to you . |
| 9 | I 'm sure it 'll be a sixteen bit controller . |
| 10 | If you 're not a lover of platform games it could be a wee bit tedious . |
| 11 | Rollins ' forte is the anecdote and the near-hysterical rant and , when he veers too far into the territory of the poet , the philosopher or the stand-up comedian , the results can be a wee bit naff . |
| 12 | The next few days could be a wee bit hectic . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Foreigners can be a wee bit difficult about it sometimes . ’ |
| 14 | So what do you , I mean do you get on alright with the management or do you feel that it 's mostly , is the management mostly male and do you feel that er there should maybe be a wee bit more representation for the women workers in management ? |
| 15 | Cos they must be a wee bit too strong . |
| 16 | No , I I think it would be a wee bit more personal than , than , than just brotherly love and that . |
| 17 | That could be a difficult bit . |
| 18 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 19 | Well , life has changed since then , and people now have to be a little bit wary when they meet strangers or find themselves in unusual places or situations . |
| 20 | But perhaps these explanations may be a little bit too versatile for modern tastes : |
| 21 | She says that the shop can be a little bit difficult to find so , to make things easier and encourage more trade , Sue has produced a Newsletter which she has circulated amongst knitting clubs . |
| 22 | She could be a little bit of God instead . |
| 23 | erm I 'd like to be a little bit positive about certain things this evening too because I too believe that you 've got a very good programme . |
| 24 | So , there 's probably going to be a little bit of ink left in here rather than opening those . |
| 25 | I was certainly to do with feeling that I would have to be a little bit slimmer , that I would have to be acceptable to other people , that I would have to change my shape and at the same time , I could not resist consuming large amounts of food . |
| 26 | That that tends to be a little bit permanent . |
| 27 | You know you you m you might be able be a little bit blameworthy in some instances ? |
| 28 | Erm what I 'll ask Sophie to do if she 's still going on with it , she 'll be a little bit late , just put a couple of plugs in your ears while I give the answer out . |
| 29 | So yes your spouse might be getting all your assets , but if you 're going o be seventy five or eighty by the time you 've gone and your spouse is seventy four or seventy nine or whatever , he or she may be a little bit past the running around that 's necessary the actual practicality of it . |
| 30 | And eventually after a period of time that ins outer insulation will wear down , it will fray and it will break and it will expose the live and the neutral wires until , unfortunately sometimes , it will be a little bit too late . |