Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] be a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may be a bit rusty , ’ he said , and they both laughed . |
| 2 | Dear Horace , I think I may be a bit late with this as here in the antipodes , and especially being some way down a circulation list , your column takes some weeks to reach me . |
| 3 | But Pete , I may be a bit of a shit mysel' and not exactly a paragon of virtues , and mebbee I 'm not what I made people think I was , but that does n't mean that it is n't true — ; the greed of the bourgeoisie , the oppression , the need to show it up for what it is . |
| 4 | ‘ I have never been physically assaulted by a client but there have been circumstances when I 've thought I should be a bit careful . |
| 5 | After today 's discussion I should be a bit better at understanding what you 're driving at ! |
| 6 | I might be a bit biased , I think they still do that but I think erm |
| 7 | If you 're going for 7–0 tomorrow , I 'll be a bit more cautious and go for 2–0 . |
| 8 | Oh I 'd I 'd like to be a a delegate at conference but I ca n't be a candidate this year cos I 'm captain of my and I think I 'll be a bit busy anyway to be honest doing press work . |
| 9 | I 'm wondering if I 'll be a bit short . |
| 10 | If I want to change , I 'll put it , the only thing is , if we do go up the bar , I think I 'll be a bit warm , in something like this wo n't I ? |
| 11 | But I have to say I 'd be a bit apprehensive if he was going to marry my widowed mother-in-law . ’ |
| 12 | " I 'd be a bit of a knobbly mouthful , " I ventured , trying to keep things light , feeling even then that this talk was closing over my head like water and likely to drown me . |
| 13 | As one respondent in an in-depth interview said : ‘ I 'd be a bit taken aback if my solicitor contacted me . |
| 14 | Right , like I said , I 'd be a bit cautious of getting a twelve hundred . |
| 15 | Perhaps I would be a bit churlish if I said that they could have scored even more in the second half , but that 's a minor complaint . |
| 16 | I do n't think that even though by next year I would be a bit better of in the sense that I should have sold my house bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so that I have a little extra monthly income . |
| 17 | Yes , yes I do n't think that on our next buy , what with the next year I would be a bit better off in the sense that I should have sold my house , bought something cheaper and have some capital invested so I have a little extra monthly income , I should be living in somewhere that 's cheaper to run |
| 18 | I daresay I shall be a bit of out of touch , of course . |
| 19 | ‘ I will be a bit nervous I should think , ’ he said . |
| 20 | I can be a bit awkward about things like this . ’ |
| 21 | Now his club 's tighthead , he has gone out of this way to improve his scrummaging technique with specialist advice from among others , his boss , Sandy Carmichael , the 50-times capped Scottish and Lions tighthead Iain Milne ( ‘ immensely helpful ’ ) and Jim Telfer ( ‘ he is just the kind of coach I need because I can be a bit lazy and the fact that he just keeps at you all the time was very good for me ’ ) . |
| 22 | ‘ The less you respond to him the more he tries to get to you — I know I can be a bit intense so it 's really good that he taught me to have fun at work and loosen up . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I know I can be a bit assertive where business is concerned but you know where Fernando was concerned I suppose I just went all female . |
| 24 | ‘ All I mean is , you should be a bit more careful , ’ Nigel said primly . |
| 25 | Inside the farmhouse , she showed me some of her furniture and when I saw all the cards around the place and she began to talk about how proud she was about the large number of people who wrote to her , it dawned on me that she must be a bit of a celebrity . |
| 26 | I was worried she might be a bit anaemic , ’ recalls Kim . |
| 27 | She was able to warn her manager that for a while she might be a bit slower and occasionally a bit tearful . |
| 28 | I noticed that she looked a bit unhappy so I went across to her , worried that she might be a bit of a madam and would n't like to associate with the likes of me . |
| 29 | The kind of woman I would n't mind having around if I was in trouble though she might be a bit of a trial at other times . |
| 30 | We 've got to be quiet though , she might be a bit touchy ? |