Example sentences of "it can [verb] a little [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Often it can take a little while to melt down the pieces of ice to make drinking water .
2 ‘ The doctor tells us that if it 's the stuff he thinks it is , it can take a little while to work , especially if Sir Thomas drank coffee .
3 And it 's a huge great big muscle but it can get a little bit er inflamed , as it passes over the front edge of the kneecap there .
4 I think it w it can get a little bit over elaborated and I think that may be well fear of the C C Q or fear of the buyer 's guide but it , it should n't cause any problems in the real world and I think the more you do then you 'll realize that er they 're not gon na say oh my goodness me stop , leave now , I must speak to an independent financial adviser .
5 Not quite , but these split jobs where you have a split between couples , it can get a little bit heavy at times .
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