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 |