Such shared experiences cut across barriers and it's hard not to feel a bit envious.
Adelaide's transformation by 1841 into a self-assured, robust, worldly woman pleased Fanny; it also left her more than a bit envious.
At the same time, I'm a bit envious, wishing that a curling iron burn on a gown was my big problem.
Percival conceded that he had been a bit envious of Rivera and wondered how he felt when he closed out the World Series in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
"To be totally honest now," he writes, "I should ask whether Auden was not a bit envious of me because I had a large penis.
After enduring his own year and a half of interferon treatment before finally being cured of hepatitis C, "I am a bit envious," Franciscus admitted.
You could say I was a bit envious watching the teams walk out onto the field before the anthems played — what an amazing experience to be a part of!
As I watched the Olympics these past two weeks, I was a bit envious, as I know that huge strides have been made by many since my time to rid sports of doping.
"I'm pretty sure plenty of fellas would be a bit envious of how I'm earning a bit of pocket money from time to time," he told news.com.au, replying when asked whether it was a good retirement gig: "Oh, most definitely".
She said that she was a bit envious of Dr. Lipsman's law degree and called it "definitely an advantage, because we see an increasing intersection between public health and the law, especially in the emergency preparedness area".
