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The phrase "a bit apprehensive when" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a feeling of slight nervousness or unease about a specific situation or event.
Example: "I was a bit apprehensive when I heard about the upcoming presentation."
Alternatives: "somewhat uneasy when" or "a little nervous when".
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Though he was initially a bit apprehensive when pitching the episode idea to CNN, he says the experience (which included the comedian witnessing a cross burning in the woods) was contrary to what people would expect.
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His early customers "were a bit apprehensive at first, but when they discover they can get something that fits them perfectly, will last for ages and still cost less than a designer suit, they are sold on bespoke".
The impression I got with him … I was a bit apprehensive about him, but when he started talking … I think if you need to ask him, he was there to ask (CDE-ATT-17, Male, White British, T2D and heart conditions).
Unsurprisingly, participants were unfamiliar with the term 'Chronic Disease Educator' or the role: The impression I got with him … I was a bit apprehensive about him, but when he started talking … I think if you need to ask him, he was there to ask (CDE-ATT-17, Male, White British, T2D and heart conditions).
Five reported that they experienced new side effects when starting with generics and had therefore at first been a bit apprehensive about taking the new medication.
They were a bit apprehensive.
"I was a bit apprehensive about that.
It's hard not to feel a bit apprehensive.
I was a bit apprehensive before the first visit.
The students were intrigued if a bit apprehensive.
Ms. Tenenbein, who had been on the dating site just a week, was a bit apprehensive.
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