Example sentences of "be a bit " in BNC.
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| 31 | Finally , a protest from a woman who says she had just finished Helen Bullock 's ‘ oh-so-true ’ article when her husband came in and said : ’ ‘ There seems to be a bit of toast on the floor in the other room ’ . |
| 32 | It will be a bit nerve-racking in front of my home crowd and because as I have had to rest my shoulder I am not very fit . |
| 33 | It can be a bit daunting dealing with a single grain and this is one way of ensuring the patient does n't have to worry whether the poppy seed really did drop into the bottle and similarly the practitioner can be reasonably confident of eliminating this danger in assessing any lack of reaction . |
| 34 | Sometimes , particularly when older children are involved , attendance may be a bit patchy . |
| 35 | Morrissey can be a bit of a misery but you can always dance to it . |
| 36 | It would be a bit like choosing to go and spend all Sunday afternoon discussing skin diseases with your 75-year-old deaf aunty in Coatbridge , instead of taking up your boyfriend 's offer of a day in bed at an expensive country house hotel , drinking champagne while he gives you a bit of a seeing to . |
| 37 | I met Mr Palmer outside the T & A building and I just felt it was going to be a bit of a funny day . |
| 38 | ‘ I 'm rather tired these days , and Edward can be a bit overpowering , I find . ’ |
| 39 | We 've tried to be a bit more daring . |
| 40 | ‘ Might be a bit of trouble . |
| 41 | ( Well , all right , I 'll allow you to be a bit bleary-eyed for ten minutes or so . ) |
| 42 | ‘ I thought you might be a bit hungry , ’ said Jill delicately , holding out the packet . |
| 43 | The due process of law could be a bit of an ass when you arrested someone under age . |
| 44 | S. S. The only bit of crowd trouble we had was the Catholics on the north side of the division and the Orangemen on the south side ; when the 12th of July was approaching there used to be a bit of trouble . |
| 45 | If you ca n't remember something , that can be a bit of a trial but you can get used to that . |
| 46 | We 'll ask them ower , och no for their tea — a hail evenin' wid be a bit of a strain fur them , but for , ye ken — |
| 47 | After the menopause the vagina becomes drier and less elastic , so husbands may need to be a bit more gentle , especially at first , and a little more persevering . |
| 48 | Indeed as Dottrens noticed in his world survey of primary curriculum in 1962 there seems to be a bit more of everything included in a curriculum every time it is revised — a trend which is likely to be reinforced whenever syllabuses are designed by committees rather than individuals . |
| 49 | One ca n't help feeling there may be a bit of tongue in cheek here ! |
| 50 | ‘ It will be a bit of a wrench , but the England team manager 's job is the top one in the business and if I had n't accepted it , I might have regretted it in later life . ’ |
| 51 | This aeroplane costs the price of ten Ferrari 348s , but you have to be a bit of an expert in engineering and aerodynamics to see where the money goes , so elegant and refined is the blending of shapes , forms and functions . |
| 52 | Right after that you 'll learn that once the bird is stabilised in the dive it 's all too easy to be a bit late recovering and end up pulling g . |
| 53 | ‘ I don ’ t know , just caught my imagination somehow , I suppose , thought it might be a bit of a laugh . |
| 54 | Let's go and just have a drink , Ted 'll look after the kids , your Lucy can sleep in Frieda 's bed , be a bit of company for her . ’ |
| 55 | Choosing the right sparkling wine can be a bit of a minefield , especially if you 're not clued up on the different brands available . |
| 56 | If it is a hot year this date could be a bit late , if it is a backward year it could be a bit early , but it is a good average date . |
| 57 | If it is a hot year this date could be a bit late , if it is a backward year it could be a bit early , but it is a good average date . |
| 58 | They may be a bit shy . |
| 59 | Well , the jacks thought i– would be a bit crowded but they all jumped into the beds . |
| 60 | ‘ There 'll be a bit off for luck ? ’ he asked , proving that he still retained some of the guile he had picked up as a practising country lawyer . |