Example sentences of "a bit [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 It 's also quite a bit heavier than a similar garment in , say , Polartek 300 .
2 They were a bit laxer but a lot of them were very very strict .
3 They need to have somebody that 's a bit liberal and a bit open and that wo n't be available under a Conservative government will it ?
4 It 's always a bit sad when a door closes — it seems so final .
5 I found it a bit odd that a sensible girl should write about them in that — that romantic way . ’
6 I was a bit shocked when a 60-year-old woman opened the door until I realized that she was the ‘ madam ’ who took the money .
7 You erm you 're , you 're a bit uncertain and a bit nervous all the way through it but I think it was , it was basically because you
8 It could 've varied , you know , any time if you like from , from March till May and without knowing the exact date you might be a bit late or a bit too early er for future business .
9 It 's a bit better than a hundred and one pound ninety two pence .
10 That 's a bit better because a gradient of one is forty five degrees and we s we said it should be more than that .
11 Given these curious aspects , it is a bit surprising that a logical net 's learning process succeeds .
12 It 's not very nice when you 're driving the vehicle and er I know you 're all experienced drivers and then you get somebody sitting there alongside you starting to look at you do , and I I you could 've been driving all your life but you still feel a bit edgy and a bit tense .
13 erm As he will obviously tomorrow as well , but erm he was a bit tense and a bit nervous before , but erm I 'm sure that erm he 'll be absolutely delighted with this result .
14 ‘ Well , I moved out , came to live here in a rented house I ca n't really afford , Susan sold the flat , which seemed a bit more than a symbolic act , I continued to love her and miss her , I tried to understand what she felt and hoped it was something she 'd eventually work through so that we could be together again .
15 Ken Russell 's production is certainly easy on the eye , but fans are expecting a bit more than a well-turned ankle .
16 yeah , but I need to be a bit skinnier and a bit taller
17 Willie ‘ O ’ is a bit stronger and a lot younger than Mick so you have to give him a slight edge when it comes to form and fitness .
18 either a bit off putting or a bit slow or a bit , you know , all sorts
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