1.   He felt tiny bits of grit and sand peppering his knees.

2.   Croci, on the roof of the basilica, could feel soggy bits of eroding mortar blowing in his face.

3.   It reminded me of the emerald-green lowlands of Nepal, and felt every bit as remote.

4.   Perhaps this White House, even flawed as it is, can be excused if it feels a wee bit paranoid.

5.   Suffice it to say Van Gundy has been feeling a bit picked on himself these days.

6.   The Outback feels every bit as tough as those TV commercials starring Hogan are intended to make it appear.

7.   They felt a bit like a passageway between here and there.