Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [art] bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | We would n't encourage anything which was risky , and some were a bit near the mark . ’ |
| 2 | I remember saying this was a bit leisurely , was n't it , but there was some apparently reasonable explanation , like no one gave any notice that they were going to die and the partnership could be a bit pushed to produce the cash if it was the wrong time of year . |
| 3 | This was a bit of a problem . |
| 4 | This was a bit of a bombshell , but after determined encouragement from the chaplain the party managed to sing several verses of ‘ The Church 's One Foundation ’ , and were , in fact , rather pleased with themselves as several members had been able to put in the tenor and the bass . |
| 5 | He was known to abscond from the ward — this was a bit of a nuisance as there were only two nursing staff on duty at any one time . |
| 6 | Okay this was a bit better this . |
| 7 | Maybe someone did think this was a bit strong , and phoned the filth . |
| 8 | Erm , in a way this was a bit provocative . |
| 9 | This was a bit of a poser , but Sally-Anne , never at a loss , said , thinking of kind Uncle Orrin who would surely look after her and her three younger brothers if anything happened to Papa and Mama , ‘ An uncle took them in , but he said that he was n't prepared to keep a great girl , and that I must fend for myself , and find employment , which I have done , ever since . ’ |
| 10 | I had a red jumper , but this was a , to be a honest this was a bit grubby down the front so it meant today |
| 11 | This was the bit when Smith paced around humming ‘ Danny Boy ’ and sucking his gums , making small wet staccato kissing noises . |
| 12 | Oh he says No he says there 's er And this was the bit that hurt . |
| 13 | Well here are , one , two , three on the bounce and I thought well you know that 's a fairly good start , jack , queen , king king high was a bit dodgy you never know do you ? |
| 14 | Cos we had Linekars , course they 've gone out of business , but when he came , when the boss came to this one he reckoned one of these was a bit out did n't he ? |
| 15 | ‘ Brian thought that the sendings-off were a bit unfortunate . |
| 16 | The Eighties were a bit too serious . ’ |
| 17 | Although I must admit that to begin with I was a bit twitchy about taking the kids to a park — even here in London . ’ |
| 18 | The fifth was a bit noisy , though . |
| 19 | And er , so Freud and Bullett say , look if Wilson had all the power at the time , and some ways the world in nineteen eighty to twenty was a bit like what it is today , after the collapse of the Soviet Union , really , you really only got one superpower . |
| 20 | Enjoy the adoration of family and friends and sensibly and slowly plan your next races ( see Bruce Tulloh 's advice on page 46 ) or , if London ‘ 92 was a bit of a disaster , do n't feel sorry for yourself . |
| 21 | After a long silence the mother said , ‘ That was a bit of a surprise visit . ’ |
| 22 | That was a bit of a shock , cos I was dreaming about summat about a train and Marie going away , and then suddenly I came to and found myself in the station . |
| 23 | Ferguson said : ‘ That was a bit surprising . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Use , for example , ‘ How did you think that went ? ’ rather than ‘ That was a bit of a disaster , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 26 | Oh yes , that was a bit of luck . |
| 27 | They thought that was a bit steep for a quarter of an hour 's work and sent back the bill with a request to itemize it . |
| 28 | That was a bit of an exception , as it was sent to the first Independents Exhibition in New York and , as is the case with all the Independents exhibitions , there was no hanging committee . |
| 29 | As Johnson put it : ‘ You could say that was a bit of ‘ luck ’ , in inverted commas ! ’ |
| 30 | And that , and that was a bit of a all year so that 's , that passed . |