Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] a bit [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So at the moment we are really in a bit of a problem about the number of er apprentices being trained , or shall we say trainees being trained across the U K , K at the time , a a at all ! |
| 2 | US comedienne Ruby Wax will present her first series for the BBC , Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are back with A Bit of Fry and Laurie , and Mel Smith returns as a reluctant rail man in Colin 's Sandwich . |
| 3 | I 'm all for a bit of gossip . |
| 4 | ‘ It looks as if we might be in for a bit of a blow , ’ he remarked . |
| 5 | So I think her mother 's gon na be in for a bit of a shock because they all think that they 're gon na get married so quick , I think she just wanted to get that ring on her finger so she can reap the ackers and I think she 's gon na do a runner . |
| 6 | For instance this bit of woodland which we planted fifteen years ago — it 's becoming part of the countryside and in another generation will be here as a bit of habitat for wildlife — it 's of no monetary significance at all . |
| 7 | He disapproves of the whole superstar DJ scene , however : ‘ At the end of the day it 's only about a bit of plastic — people should n't wet their knickers about it . |
| 8 | The whole system in the UK however is in for a bit of a shock — a Eurostyle shock . |
| 9 | Your mother 's in for a bit of a surprise , I daresay ? |
| 10 | The British legal system is already in a bit of a sorry state but this is only part of the story because we are faced with a creaking Government bureaucracy that has often been shown by the Higher Courts to be acting in an illegal and unfair manner . |
| 11 | She was all for a bit of ducking and diving , that 's how everyone lived in her estimation , but from what she had gleaned recently about her sons , it was a completely different lifestyle they were after . |
| 12 | I was now at a bit of a loss as to what to do next , so I wandered upstairs to the room that housed the books covering my subject , just to check up on a few things . |
| 13 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |