Sentence examples for a bit of a drill from inspiring English sources

"Conner, you're sawing away," barks the first assistant director, a bit of a drill sergeant.

As my colleagues know, I'm a bit of a drill sergeant when it comes to sales metrics.

Barry is known as a bit of a drill sergeant, someone who pushes the boundaries of comfort and encourages comradery and teamwork.

Earlier today we had a bit of a fire-drill at TechCrunch Headquarters.

This was the most coherent thing she had to say about taxation, although there was quite a bit of "Drill, baby, drill!" According to the Gallup polls, 45 percent of Tea Party supporters have incomes under $50,000.

This was a great but painful week for the team as they experienced a bit of an existential crisis while working to drill down into who their customer truly is.

Perhaps Mr. Lyne got a bit of his drill-sergeant work ethic from his father, who, he remembers, "left grease marks on my Latin textbook from stabbing it with his fingers".

Dave points to the practical effects of a piece of conservative theology that deserves a bit of deeper drilling.

The team even went so far as to make their own strings using a bit of wire and a drill.

The latter task is trickier it involves complex negotiations with energy firms, and an uphill struggle to persuade the rest of America that a bit of drilling will not do too much damage to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Last week's series featured a bit of everything, headed by Jason Motte drilling Braun because Saito hit Pujols.