Example sentences of "[art] bit [adj] [coord] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I know that sounds a bit ridiculous but you know what I mean , there are several different er versions of the world heavyweight crown , who are the three world heavyweight champions at the moment ? the number to call .
2 Like , it 's a bit ridiculous but I like
3 The weather 's a bit grotty or you know , or you 're not feeling too good , it 's easier to get a car , you know , to get a lift in with someone .
4 ‘ She was very sure of herself , a bit cocky and she had a coldness that just put me off her . ’
5 She found herself on the threshold of Fearon 's bedroom : that was a bit tricky and she knew she ought to retreat there and then .
6 They played in here and slagged the place off which I thought was a bit pathetic but I do n't pretend that I like all their ideas .
7 Yeah Carrie went and as she , as she left he patted her on the bum which is , you know , a bit friendly and I said to Jess well look , put it this way , cos she 's really , she flirts a lot
8 And by that time you 're a bit tired and you think
9 He 's proud that Romeo & Juliet introduced children to both Shakespeare and Prokofiev ‘ in a way that makes them think it 's not culture and a bit boring and I wish I could go and watch Neighbours . ’
10 The language is a bit spicy but it did n't put me off in the slightest . ’
11 Jen might think she 's a bit tarty but she plays a tarty bit in it does n't she ?
12 ‘ In future it will run on Thursdays and it 's designed for people who are a bit shy or who want to protect their anonymity . ’
13 I 'll have to take my coat before I go in because if it 's a bit smoky or what have you
14 Dr Jim Swire , of the Lockerbie Action Group UK Families Flight 103 , said : ‘ The coincidence of the two flight numbers and the anniversary is a bit sinister and I find it hard to believe there is no connection .
15 cos they 're still a bit clingy and they need
16 The place was a bit religious but they did n't kind of drum it into you , they used to go on about church a bit .
17 And and then er I took it to the station as well , but I could n't get many other voices , they were a bit garbled but it works really well !
18 He 's been a bit disappointing and they made the difference . ’
19 a bit befuddled and I think everybody else was er
20 have been a bit dull but I do n't know .
21 It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other .
22 Er well I left the stuffing cos I , I did n't think I 'd left it in long enough , I put it in a bit late and I thought we 'd leave the stuffing .
23 It is a bit anthemic and I 've never liked groups of that kind .
24 That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea .
25 I was still a bit sleepy and I hesitated a moment , not knowing whether to run to the bog or the bedroom .
26 Well you know it 's a bit difficult and you know why it 's difficult
27 Whereas at the time it was a thin old wicket — you know , ‘ Madness are a bit thick and they do come out with some bollocks sometimes , so I do n't know if I can throw my weight behind them ’ . ’
28 Maybe the sentence was a bit short but I 've served my time on remand , I 've been in prison six times and have served about thirteen weeks altogether , but I do think they made a mistake I do n't know why .
29 Maybe the sentence was a bit short but I 've served my time on remand , I 've been in prison six times and have served about thirteen weeks altogether , but I do think they made a mistake I do n't know why .
30 It 's just that I 've I mean I want a curtain there as well because otherwise it all looks a bit heavy but I do n't think I could put a blind down there because of the way
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