Sentence examples for a very serious bit from inspiring English sources

He keeps a 19th-century poster on the wall of his humble shop, showing a woman trussed up in what was apparently meant as a labor-saving measuring device but now looks like a very serious bit of sadomasochistic equipment.

Baton rounds are very serious bits of equipment.

Peter Atherton, associate at analysts Cornwall Energy, said the failure of earlier inspections to pick up on problems was "a very serious thing, a bit of a stain on the whole French programme".

But here's Keanu's reaction – he waggles a sword around for a bit, in a very serious way.

"That bothered me a little bit because I felt each record was a very serious undertaking".

Lord Macdonald, the former director of public prosecutions, described Fifa as a "bit of a cesspit" and suggested there was evidence of a "very serious crime" following the reports.

At the end of the 1980s there was a bit of a coming together; I was out of university, a very serious person looking for a big subject.

When he had the bit between his teeth and the crowd roaring behind him, he looked a very serious proposition.

A very serious candidate.

That's a very serious question.

"It's a very serious failure.