Example sentences of "a bit [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say , she 's a bit slap-happy after the narrow escape . |
| 2 | and er that may sound er a bit exaggerated but I can assure you that 's what happened , that er , to go to , to be able to file these , these little scraps of paper they had to stick it on another sheet |
| 3 | See , now I deliberately sit , when I 'm out in a Land Rover , with one arm up a bit higher than the other and one leg a bit higher . |
| 4 | See , now I deliberately sit , when I 'm out in a Land Rover , with one arm up a bit higher than the other and one leg a bit higher . |
| 5 | And sometimes his hand would creep a bit higher , and then when I was near fit to burst with joy he 'd stop his tickling and say : ‘ Ay , but I should n't do that , should I ? |
| 6 | Compaq Computer Corp 's first quarter earnings were better than the highest of Wall Street estimates and some analysts said that if it were not for a negative impact from currency translations , profits would have been a bit higher still . |
| 7 | When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’ |
| 8 | It 's a bit higher than it was last time but it 's still well within the normal range , now just How far can you walk before you get short of breath , would you say ? |
| 9 | And erm their their wages were a bit higher . |
| 10 | We were a bit from the road and then you see a bit higher . |
| 11 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 12 | Somebody who 's perhaps forty , fifty , the percentage increase for the age could be a bit higher . |
| 13 | I allow the margin to be a bit higher . |
| 14 | And you need it fastened a bit higher . |
| 15 | A bit similar to some of the , the I think in in , in a lo , attitudes towards other . |
| 16 | Not nine pound got fourteen pound and a a bit eight pounds tax , and five pound in National Insurance , so I bought home eighty four pound Shut the door ! |
| 17 | ‘ Um , it 's a bit personal , ’ said Jay , stalling , suddenly fascinated by the floor tiles . |
| 18 | They may be a bit personal . |
| 19 | He says , philosophically , that ‘ those engines were prone to signing off even when they were is service ’ , but somehow this was all a bit personal . |
| 20 | The receptionist would say : ‘ What 's wrong with you ? ’ and I 'd say : ‘ Well , actually it 's a bit personal and I 'd sooner see the doctor about it , ’ and they 'd say : ‘ Oh , we ca n't let you see the doctor until you tell us what 's wrong with you . ’ |
| 21 | I said help me , 'cos this is a bit personal . ’ |
| 22 | Oh maybe it might come better from you , from your mum , ah it 's a bit personal . |
| 23 | It 's a short journey to the studios and the privilege of a ride in the coach used by Notts County Football Club , hopefully a bit smoother than their journey from Wiltshire . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , having just arrived in France , Christopher , I find it a bit overwhelming . |
| 25 | But she did find it a bit overwhelming on her own . |
| 26 | ‘ It is all a bit overwhelming and we are more frightened now than we were at the start because we know so much more about her condition . |
| 27 | I do n't mind helping him and that , but I must admit I 'm feeling a bit uncomfortable with this leg . |
| 28 | Sometimes these sophisticated nine-year-olds really do seem to have the bug but I still feel a bit uncomfortable encouraging them because they are so young . |
| 29 | I was more inclined to enjoy this type of drug as opposed to amphetamines , y'know , which at the time left you feeling a bit uncomfortable the next day . |
| 30 | It made her a bit uncomfortable . |