Example sentences of "bit [adj] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Or rather it would be a bit dishonest if I did n't . |
| 3 | To tell you the truth I was a bit miffed when I found out , but now I 'm beginning to see it from their point of view . |
| 4 | Now , she were a bit upset cos I bought her dinner and that , and she were were n't too happy cos I paid her bus fare . |
| 5 | ‘ There was one thing that struck me as a bit odd when I had a chance to look back on it . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd like to , ’ said Zach , ' but I never go to church so it 'd be a bit strange if I sing in it , wo n't it , me not even being a Christian . ‘ |
| 7 | But , a bit obstreperous as I say . ’ |
| 8 | Well it 's like er now that sometimes when you 've been doing the message you know you might talk a little bit different but I mean he 's had elocution lessons . |
| 9 | Now this is where the meal gets a little bit French because I have sauce to deal with . |
| 10 | Anyway , it was dead quiet and I felt a bit funny as I opened the door- ’ She stopped . |
| 11 | I was a bit nervous because I did n't have a partner . |
| 12 | Well it , it must have been heart trouble the earliest memory I have of that is mother sending me with a neighbour out of Street , a Mrs , to tell my Aunt Lucy which was my dad 's sister , who lived in Street house , house was right opposite their gateway , now Aunt Lucy and there was er her family she w married a fella in and her daughter , her son and me uncle was my dad 's brother , I lived in the house with her , but er I remember tagging this Mrs from the Street down to Street along road and past the hospital , then along Walk and I up in Street , and er tagging Mrs and er Mrs had never met Aunt Lucy and er me Aunt Lucy suffered , what in those days they call it white leg , a woman 's complaint she was bedridden and er when we went in she must have asked why we were there , Mrs was a little bit flabbergasted and I blurted it out oh me dad 's dead , and me Aunt Lucy nearly went into hysterics , so that 's , that 's all I can manage I remember about that . |
| 13 | And finally , staying with generalities on migration , I think it behoves us all to be a bit cautious because I see quite a lot of fantasy and fiction around in in this E I P and I 'd be guilty of it myself at times . |
| 14 | Erm I think the , the thing about it , which I th the good points about it th are the light on it , the light on the water here , the light on the waves here , and even on this one and also , I think , the choice of mount is very good , that you know , to choose the blue , it may be a bit obvious but I mean I , you 'd be surprised what some people do with their mounts . |
| 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 was still a bit sleepy and I hesitated a moment , not knowing whether to run to the bog or the bedroom . |
| 17 | Sorry if some of you are still a bit cold but I thought the heater had been turned on , but it does n't seem to be doing anything . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I get a bit bronchial if I stay in London in the winter . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It is a bit anthemic and I 've never liked groups of that kind . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I stopped crying now , but I feel a bit shaky so I look down at my feet and try to figure things out . |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Some of it I find a bit er a bit too obvious but in the same way erm on , on the sociology side , I get a bit angry because I see what society does to people . |
| 28 | Like , it 's a bit ridiculous but I like |
| 29 | I were a little bit shocked when I saw Tony though . |
| 30 | I was a bit drunk when I came to bed . ’ |