Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | The team selection and tactics were a bit dodgy . |
| 2 | Her almost violet eyes were a bit startling , maybe , set as they were in such dark lashes , but certainly her hair did n't give the impression of ruthless determination ; it sprang every which way , totally unsuppressed . |
| 3 | His eyes were a bit watery , runny nose I hope it does n't start , if he gets home and starts with the flu ha ! |
| 4 | Er , his eyes were a bit full , you know , you know when somebody 's |
| 5 | Both speeches were a bit tired . |
| 6 | You wish his books were a bit more cheerful , a bit more … how would you put it , life-enhancing ? |
| 7 | ‘ I think your friend Billy and his fellow commandos were a bit peeved to find themselves here after the horse had bolted , so to speak . ’ |
| 8 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |
| 9 | And some of Sir Emmanuel 's guests were a bit that way , too . |
| 10 | The realization that I had an incurable disease that was likely to kill me in a few years was a bit of a shock . |
| 11 | The music and flashing lights move in time , producing a moving blur of colours and patterns that dissolve and fade into each other But the Gyuto monks were a bit of a bore with their constant thudding chants of ‘ ohhm' . |
| 12 | His fried eggs were a bit scrappy : they needed a woman 's touch . |
| 13 | Sadly though , our local teams were a bit of a let down . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ There were times when things were a bit tense because they were having to do so much for themselves . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I telephoned your Ma yesterday , to hear that things were a bit depressing at the school and in the country generally . |
| 18 | Erm oh I du n no , some of their things were a bit weird were n't they ? |
| 19 | But Jim really hurt her because erm when she was going out with him he was a virgin and then erm they came back , you notice things were a bit sort of sort of on the rocks when they came back at first ? |
| 20 | I wanted to go into their clubs because erm I used to the , the Co-op , the dresses were a bit frumpy and er whether it was just er me , or I do n't know . |
| 21 | His comments were a bit premature because we find that in the next few months more than half those who died were children between the ages of 8 days and 9 years . |
| 22 | Dr Penry Vaughan 's brooding Celtic moods were a bit hard to take at times , to say the least . |
| 23 | He already did it with his tongue , but up till that period his fingers were a bit stiff . |
| 24 | I found none of the double entendres in Whiplash Whispers funny , and the illustrations were a bit tasteless . |
| 25 | High notes were a bit of a nightmare too . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Yes yo well your hands were a bit bigger and you knew where to hold on . |
| 28 | The erm you know sort of , the facilities like disposal of rubbish , erm and entrances were a bit difficult I found . |
| 29 | Biff 's thunks were a bit different . |
| 30 | ‘ A taxi would have come in handy at the end of the night — the fields were a bit mucky . ’ |