The phrase "a bit of shadow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount of shadow, often in a metaphorical or literal context.
Example: "As the sun set, a bit of shadow crept across the garden, adding a touch of mystery to the scene."
Alternatives: "a touch of shadow" or "a hint of shadow".
The usual flips and somersaults were ever present as Pilobolus Dance Theater performed to a sold-out crowd at the Joyce Theater on Monday night, but the main attraction was a bit of shadow play.
It is Hartley's firm belief that he and his team-mates will keep calm: "Gone are the days of head-banging and punching holes in walls, although James Haskell does a bit of shadow boxing in the corner.
After a bit of shadow boxing in which they and Osborne bragged about their credentials to do the job – tenacity (Darling), energy (Osborne), getting it right (Cable) – the debate quickly turned to the shadow chancellor's planned cut in national insurance contributions.
Teddy, down there, a scull on a stream, a blanket on the sand, and a girl with a pail and a shovel, and a woman rolling the hem of her skirt, and over there, see, that young chap, in the red jersey, running his donkey along the shore, sand spraying, go ahead, give it one more turn, thrill the lad with a bit of shadow — On the evening of June 12th they take another practice run, this one at night.
As we take to the ring for a bit of shadow sparring, I instantly see close up that although I was 24 years younger, five inches taller and much heavier, Vinny could have beaten the fuck out of me like it was nothing if he wanted to.
As we take to the ring for a bit of shadow sparring, I instantly see close up that although I am 24 years younger, five inches taller, and much heavier, Paz could have beaten the fuck out of me like it was nothing if he wanted to.
Tartaglione's works seemed to reflect the very emotions of life itself: happiness, anxiety, dare I say it, love and yet a bit of darkness, a small shadow of doubt seemed to hover over the world.
The drawing begins in tentative pencil on blue paper; over the pencil, black ink, doing equally well for shadows and mascara; the lips done in red, the hair virulent green, a bit of scribbly shadow in blue ballpoint, here and there nasty patches of salmony flesh colour, all enlivened with what looks like typewriter correcting fluid, which gives the woman's face an unpleasant shininess.
"That public posture is a bit of a shadow play," said Shuja Nawaz, an analyst and director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington.
"I'm just in complete disbelief at how rude and arrogant they have been - it's left a bit of a shadow over the whole occasion," she added.
The mermaid, Dr. Kendall explained, is probably a bit of a shadow and a bit of a story: although sailors sometimes mistook manatees for mermaids, they also may represent "sailors' fears of women in foreign ports".
