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

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1 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
2 It 's always a bit sad when a door closes — it seems so final .
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 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 .
5 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 .
6 yeah , but I need to be a bit skinnier and a bit taller
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 They were a bit laxer but a lot of them were very very strict .
10 Bound to be cos litre 's l bit less than a gallon in n it ?
11 I 've been doing fair bit more than a lot of them because they
12 either a bit off putting or a bit slow or a bit , you know , all sorts
13 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 .
14 Mars takes a bit longer to revolve on its axis than the Earth , so a Mars afternoon would be a bit longer than an Earth afternoon .
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
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