Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [art] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as though I were a bit daft , Isobel thought with sudden resentment . |
| 2 | Taking up residence in Colchester went very well — though I was a bit surprised to find that the ‘ de-skilling ’ process mentioned by the resettlement officer had indeed affected me to some extent . |
| 3 | Probably , in those days , I was a bit of an ideological innocent — shamingly , I even singled out for praise the ostentatiously populist action of one member of the national executive . |
| 4 | But , once he realised that I was a bit apart from them , we started to get on well and wrote a lot together , coming up with new lyrics for ‘ Did You No Wrong ’ and beginning to find cover versions that would really establish our identity . |
| 5 | ‘ I was a bit too nosy that time and I have n't seen the stall here since . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ As to yesterday morning , I was a bit ‘ short ’ . |
| 7 | I was a bit surprised at what Valda said . |
| 8 | I was a bit surprised at what Valda said . |
| 9 | But even so , when Angie first materialised I suppose I was a bit put out for two or three days . |
| 10 | I was a bit puzzled by the card inside the flowers — ‘ To the greatest man who ever lived . |
| 11 | Well , you see , there was this notice saying ‘ Orderly Room ’ , and I was a bit stinking — as you pointed out … ‘ |
| 12 | I was a bit dubious at first , but I was hot and sticky and the water looked tempting . |
| 13 | I was a bit confused about spelling bicycle , about where the ‘ i ’ and the ‘ y ’ went . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry if I was a bit sharp at the meeting this afternoon , ’ he said gruffly . |
| 15 | To be frank , I was a bit upset with the way it finished . |
| 16 | I suppose I was a bit brutal to Elsie , a bit brutal to some of the other characters too , but realistic . |
| 17 | I suppose I was a bit on the short side early on in secondary school . |
| 18 | No , I apologise if I was a bit hasty … ’ |
| 19 | I suppose I was a bit of a novelty for them , in a way . |
| 20 | His invincible capacity for making friends soon prevailed , however , and , as he explained to Southey , ‘ they all except the Parson shook me by the hand , and said I was an open hearted honest-speaking Fellow , tho' I was a bit of a Democrat ’ . |
| 21 | We are going back to 1978 , maybe I was a bit vain and thought the world revolved around me , but it was my way of motivating myself , and it worked with Archie Gemmill , every time I played him after that I kicked him up in the air . ’ |
| 22 | I was a bit stumped then . |
| 23 | She noticed I was a bit green from the sickness . |
| 24 | I did n't mind , but I was a bit dodgy on my leg and once or twice , walking from the gas stove to the sink , I spilt the hot water In the end , he said ‘ I 'm sorry , you ca n't stop here on your own , you 'll have to be looked after ’ . |
| 25 | When I was a bit older , I thought he was probably a thief and that the bag he carried was for the loot . ’ |
| 26 | I was a bit breathless , hoped they would n't notice . |
| 27 | She 'd begun to wonder if I was a bit touched too . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sorry I was a bit short with you this afternoon , ’ Nick said when he rang Kelly later that night . |
| 29 | I was a bit nervous , because I thought she might go for me , but I crawled into the cage and put a slip lead on her . |
| 30 | I was a bit worried that the jolt it delivers would do something rather more permanent than give Mr Heron a deterrent shock , but apparently not . |