Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not pleasant to be shot at , and even the pleasure of being missed is spoilt by the mind 's habit of constructing alternative scenarios ; if the machine-gunner had been a bit quicker to react , or had led us with more skill , we would now be nothing but a heap of molten metal somewhere in the sea-grape . |
| 2 | It was alright to come to your marriage , having been a bit of a one for the girls , but it was n't at all good to come to your marriage having been a bit of a one with the lads . |
| 3 | If the law had been a bit tougher in the beginning just maybe it would n't have happened , maybe I 'd have my husband here , maybe my children would have their father with them . |
| 4 | Actually , Cliff , our computer simulation suggests that , in the unlikely event of your making a nude video , Britain would sigh , ‘ Oh dear , the poor old boy 's been a bit of a git . ’ |
| 5 | Modernity has been a bit like that in the last thirty years , except that as the story progresses , faster and faster — with many Enlightenment doctrines reappearing in new form — new lines keep being added to the narrative so that no one knows how the story will end . |
| 6 | Then she said something like , ‘ The poor sap 's been a bit of a pain since . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , I 'm afraid Nader has been a bit of a dark horse in that respect . ’ |
| 8 | This whole comparison has been a bit of a cheat , but in an interesting and revealing respect . |
| 9 | The Store nomes liked sleeping on fancy bits of carpet , but Masklin 's bed had been a bit of wood . |
| 10 | Another voice had said , ‘ Then why do n't you have a go ? ’ and the answer had been a bit of a scuffle and more laughter . |