Example sentences of "in a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | She remembered only two things about New York with affection : the man at Pennsylvania Station , perched high in a little glass box , who announced the trains in the rhythm of a square dance , and the man who returned her purse which she 'd dropped on the platform — a black man . |
| 2 | Phillis thought perhaps , in a little time , when he had another doctor , then another dose of the meat . |
| 3 | Cook the onion and garlic in a little water for 10 minutes . |
| 4 | ‘ In a little way it did , because we did really want to keep it small . |
| 5 | Sieve the flours and salt together twice then toss the cherries in a little of the flour . |
| 6 | Pour in a little of the grape jelly over the bottom — it will thicken quickly . |
| 7 | By the finish of yesterday 's race he was 35 seconds ahead of second placed Gerhard Berger — and had covered the equivalent distance of London to Manchester in a little more than one hour and a half . |
| 8 | Already for nearly a century the syllabub had been keeping company with the trifle , and in due course the trifle came to reign in the syllabub 's stead ; and before long the party pudding of the English was not any more the fragile whip of cream contained in a little glass , concealing within its innocent white froth a powerful alcoholic punch , but a built-up confection of sponge fingers and ratafias soaked in wine and brandy , spread with jam , clothed in an egg-and-cream custard , topped with a syllabub and strewn with little coloured comfits . |
| 9 | For such use , the non-flowering variety " Treneague " is to be preferred , and can be grown in a little shade . |
| 10 | Thou hast done wonders in a little time , not only made a rake a husband but thou has made a rake a preacher . |
| 11 | Cut the crusts from a thick slice of bread and soak in a little water . |
| 12 | Cream flour in a little milk , then stir in remaining milk and stock . |
| 13 | This time the lips parted , taking in a little of the water . |
| 14 | As she went upstairs she saw him toss something in a little glass down his throat in one gulp and she saw the swollen nicotine-stained fingers and the watery bad-tempered eyes . |
| 15 | ‘ Cocoa ? ’ she offered , coming in a little time later , carrying a small tray with three enamel mugs of steaming beverage on it , and a plate of Marie biscuits . |
| 16 | We 're using the arts to integrate Disabled people and , hopefully , at the end of it , we 'll be able to put Disability arts in a little glass case and say ‘ there it is , we do n't need it anymore ’ , because we 're completely integrated into the community ’ . |
| 17 | I took them for the shrine in the loft one night , and have them to this day , little brown twists of dried plant like old Sellotape , stuck in a little glass bottle . |
| 18 | To make chocolate buttercream , add 15g ( ½oz ) cocoa powder to the mixture , and for a coffee flavour add 5ml ( 1tsp ) coffee — either first dissolved in a little water or the ‘ Camp ’ variety . |
| 19 | When there is a head , as in the following example : in a little less than an hour |
| 20 | Yeah , but people can do it even in a little way |
| 21 | Now , he wrote , it is in a little room in a nondescript Victorian terraced house in a side-street in South London . |
| 22 | This time I decided to have my coffee in a little cafe not far from SIS . |
| 23 | She turned to Cameron in a little movement of appeal . |
| 24 | We all wave goodbye to my father on the stoop as he is taken off in a little red car . |
| 25 | I would suggest if anybody has this problem , they drill the heads off as you would a rivet , punch the nail in a little and fill in then with the appropriate filler . |
| 26 | It was really Rex 's wife who launched the business , initially with her brother in-law , in a little shop in a Victorian terrace on the edge of Berkhamsted . |
| 27 | Pete fulfilled the best man role and , during the wedding ( in July , 1987 ) , Pete wore all the gear and carried the rings in a little pouch on his harness . |
| 28 | She is the widow of a life peer but is referred to throughout as ‘ Lady Julie ’ — the author indulging here in a little Pom-teasing . |
| 29 | Therefore it is only natural for the sponsors to indulge in a little nepotism and provide its Japanese audience with somebody they can identify with while they are enjoying a nightcap . |
| 30 | He seemed to regard the New Testament as a stormy sea in which he was tossed about in a little boat as he explored . |