Example sentences of "bit [adj] [coord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Now his club 's tighthead , he has gone out of this way to improve his scrummaging technique with specialist advice from among others , his boss , Sandy Carmichael , the 50-times capped Scottish and Lions tighthead Iain Milne ( ‘ immensely helpful ’ ) and Jim Telfer ( ‘ he is just the kind of coach I need because I can be a bit lazy and the fact that he just keeps at you all the time was very good for me ’ ) .
2 Told that it was a bit damp but the match would probably be on , John duly set off via Darlington , Kings Cross and Lewes Junction .
3 Er like i we if I saw a vase that was a little bit bigger and a bit more expensive than what you 'd have
4 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 ?
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 yeah , but I need to be a bit skinnier and a bit taller
8 But Rofe hit back : ‘ Reece 's challenge on Chris Short was a bit late but the ref was ten yards away while County 's manager was 55 yards away . ’
9 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 .
10 They were a bit laxer but a lot of them were very very strict .
11 The jeans 'll be a bit long and the jacket 'll drown you , but at least you 'll be protected a bit if we come off — oh , and I 've got a lid for you to try .
12 She published it entirely by herself so it is a bit makeshift but the advice more than makes up for that .
13 either a bit off putting or a bit slow or a bit , you know , all sorts
14 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 .
15 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
16 So again you have to be very careful , a bit tentative and the sort of sexual politics of it all , do you know what I mean ?
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