Example sentences of "[be] [det] a bit of " in BNC.

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1 One general practitioner , who works in a large multipartner practice in Worksop , said that the community care reforms were all a bit of a mystery .
2 John bent to the floor , picked something up and said : ‘ Excuse me , is that a bit of your brain ? ’
3 Is that a bit of hate I hear ?
4 I think the Glasgow business is all a bit of hype .
5 Then I let him down and from then on it 's all a bit of a blur .
6 It 's all a bit of fun , until you hear that voice .
7 It 's all a bit of whimsy , is n't it — voting for your favourite animals ?
8 ‘ Whatever we do in this business , it 's all a bit of a show .
9 ‘ I 'm afraid it 's all a bit of a misunderstanding , ’ Shufflebotham said with a light chuckle .
10 ‘ It 's all a bit of a joke , ’ she said .
11 Yeah , yeah , it 's all a bit of pizzazz I suppose .
12 I do n't know how much gets sold , it 's all a bit of a , I mean there 's no room , it 's only a very small anti-room is n't it ?
13 It did n't seem too distressed by life in the aviary with the other birds , although I imagine it was all a bit of a come-down for this once proud and merciless hunter of the skies .
14 ‘ That was all a bit of a shame ’ , recalls Probyn , ‘ because the French are without doubt the best set of forwards you play against .
15 And there was a suspicion in Britain that it was all a bit of a plot to er to kind of isolate Turkey .
16 It was all a bit of a shock . ’
17 Yet at least it was all a bit of a relief , was n't it ?
18 It was all a bit of a blur that night .
19 ‘ As a matter of fact it was all a bit of a shock .
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