Example sentences of "bit of a [noun sg] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a bit of a squash but he did n't seem to mind and I 'd put on a tape of golden oldies ( stuff from around 1985 ) for them to sing along to . |
| 2 | Morrissey can be a bit of a misery but you can always dance to it . |
| 3 | Left : it 's a bit of a squeeze but well worth the effort . |
| 4 | Because it 's , the school children go in there as well you see and that 's a little bit of a worry but , but if they do n't use it it 'd be alright . |
| 5 | Did n't offer to help carry anything which was a bit of a surprise but then I suppose they 're not Sherpas are they ? |
| 6 | It 's a bit of a mess but at least we can be warm and dry in our sleeping-bags . ’ |
| 7 | It 's a bit of a mess but it 's not totally destroyed . |
| 8 | Scotland coach Douglas Morgan accepted : ‘ It 's a bit of a blow but the sooner Iain goes home the better , as depending on the results of the probe , he could still be available for the World Cup sevens at Murrayfield . ’ |
| 9 | Sure , Mike 's a bit of a rebel but he 'd never kill anybody . ’ |
| 10 | If you ca n't remember something , that can be a bit of a trial but you can get used to that . |
| 11 | It was a bit of a twist but the management did n't notice it . |
| 12 | He told me he was a bit of a swinger but he never said he was married . |
| 13 | My best friend was a bit of a rascal but I was usually too scared to do anything naughty . ’ |
| 14 | The 21-year-old McCracken , who makes his debut in tomorrow 's home game with Wakefield , said : ‘ I 've come to England with a bit of a reputation but I want to put all that behind me and get on with playing rugby and improving my game . |
| 15 | ‘ Coming in as an outsider probably helped as a bit of a catalyst but really it was the fact that we were at the bottom of the underwriting cycle and everyone was looking to improve results and build up market share . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Bit of a do-gooder but nice enough . |
| 17 | He is a bit of a jester but great fun to be with . |
| 18 | And then we come to the sixth race which is the eight forty five , well I 'm going to go for Angie Baby here in trap three , she 's erm a little bit of a kidder but she might have the legs of these , as long as something leads her , she 'll come and erm try and do them on the line , so it 's Angie Baby for me there , erm Ruby Blue in trap six is a danger . |
| 19 | Trouble is it might have started as a bit of a joke but it 's no joke now — not for me anyway . |
| 20 | a bit of a coffee but er |
| 21 | So it was a bit of a pain but |
| 22 | See the thing is , what they 've said to me , because I 've been away now for nearly two years erm I 'd have to go back and do all the training again , which is a bit of a pain but its not too bad because I 've done it before sort of thing , she said to me oh yeah when you go I , I might come along and see if I like it , and we can do the training together she said , I manage to put her off that idea , manage to talk her out of that . |
| 23 | Nice afternoon for a bit of a walk but do n't you go overdoing it . ’ |
| 24 | He 's known as a bit of a smoothie but Nigel Havers has been given a harder edge in his new series , Sleepers , starting next week . |
| 25 | Probably because it is a bit of a risk but they know full well what their doing , the rules and regulations |