Example sentences of "have [verb] [to-vb] a little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived late yesterday afternoon , it seems , and he has offered to give a little recital to anyone on the island who wishes to attend . |
| 2 | All tidy and comfortable , though she would have preferred to see a little color about the place . |
| 3 | He had expected to have a little chat with his boy , but the headmaster had explained that he had been put to bed early because he had an important French test the next day . |
| 4 | Sometimes she would be invited to her sister 's house , but not too often now , because it must be admitted that with the passing of the years Aunt Nessy had come to look a little eccentric . |
| 5 | He had decided to play a little game and risk putting pressure on the person he was convinced had committed the murder — Jim Lancaster , the man who had taken his jacket and trousers to the dry cleaner 's the day after the murder to have some stains removed . |
| 6 | Yes , but lo , but then we 've so , we 've got to pre-judge a little bit then , as to what illness they 're going to have , and that gets a bit difficult . |
| 7 | You 've got to carry a little packet with you because who goes to said please can you put your condom on . |
| 8 | So if you wan na take them home you 've got to pay a little bit of money |
| 9 | So I suppose you 've got to have a little bit of a thick skin . … . ’ |
| 10 | So you 've got to have a little bit of patience in relation to what other road users may do . |
| 11 | I think you 've got to add a little bit to that . |
| 12 | we 've had to dig a little bit out |
| 13 | For example , Nigel had started to do a little cooking again , and there 's no point trying to prepare a dish without the wit to understand the recipe when one needs it . |
| 14 | ‘ Charlie had managed to kindle a little fire of dry grass and was adding twigs one by one and I was squatting beside him . |