Example sentences of "[was/were] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | There wuz a bit of trouble outside the school gates when Sinead O'Connor said she was n't coming on the trip because she disapproved of buzzes and then she got on and took the best seat , ie the one at the back where me and Graham normally sit and smoke No6 . |
| 2 | Book-writers , Faussone says , produce works ‘ which may be beautiful and all that , but , on the other hand , even if they were a bit defective , excuse the expression , nobody would die , and the only loser is the customer who bought them ’ . |
| 3 | High notes were a bit of a nightmare too . |
| 4 | Apart from Nora and the weirdos we 'd get people buying it for their girlfriends , as a laugh Some girls , those who were a bit more out there , would buy the rubber wear for themselves . |
| 5 | Naturally the glorious weather was a talking point with the General : he might be forgiven for thinking the Micks were a bit blasé about the temperature and the change of scene from London ceremonial duties . |
| 6 | Both speeches were a bit tired . |
| 7 | Sir Kenneth 's rules were a bit daft in places and far too detailed to work without the risk of continual recourse to the courts . |
| 8 | We would n't encourage anything which was risky , and some were a bit near the mark . ’ |
| 9 | He already did it with his tongue , but up till that period his fingers were a bit stiff . |
| 10 | They were a bit tough and masculine in his opinion . |
| 11 | His fried eggs were a bit scrappy : they needed a woman 's touch . |
| 12 | ‘ She was such a beautiful little baby ; and because things were a bit easier by the time she came along she was always dressed in pretty clothes , not second-hand things and hand-me-downs as we were . |
| 13 | ‘ The clothes were a bit baggy after that , but we rectified it . |
| 14 | Glaswegian clubbers were a bit slow at first to take advantage of the late opening hours , says Stuart , but are now making up for lost time . |
| 15 | Bertha 's voice , springy and kind , informed her , ‘ Your tyres were a bit flat . |
| 16 | Yes , they were a bit tacky but Rose was n't happy to take things at Perth pace . |
| 17 | Just as though I were a bit daft , Isobel thought with sudden resentment . |
| 18 | They were a bit the worse for wear ; the flat was not clean and was damp . |
| 19 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |
| 20 | I can see that people must have thought we were being very mysterious then , that we were a bit of a mystery , that The Bar was a very strange place ; but it never seemed that way to us . |
| 21 | They were a bit big for me but they were lovely and dry and I was feeling great when he came in with a bottle of champagne . |
| 22 | If it meant anything at all it probably meant other people thought you were a bit like them . |
| 23 | ‘ There were times when things were a bit tense because they were having to do so much for themselves . |
| 24 | When we looked out the sea-gulls did seem to be weaving in and out and making rather strange but happy sounds — almost as if they were a bit tipsy — and as it turned out , such was the case . |
| 25 | G. E. Policemen in those days , particularly like me who had been away to sea , were a bit rough . |
| 26 | There were two Waaf Officers , General Duties , on the strength at Binbrook , and they were a bit of a trial to us . |
| 27 | Things were a bit easier at Binbrook in that direction as we could sleep between midnight and 6am , but I must admit that most nights I had considerably less sleep than that . |
| 28 | ‘ They were a bit wild in the studio , but nothing I could n't handle ! ’ he laughs . |
| 29 | It 's the first time we have been on a coach holiday and we were a bit apprehensive . |
| 30 | It were a bit of a nervous one like , but he actually laughed . |