Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] a little [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I slept in a little damp attic room which smelt of apples , my head not very far away from the dream-troubled heads of Shelley and his mistress . |
| 2 | I joined in , and I ran after a little white girl and grabbed her . |
| 3 | She looked like a little black chattering chimney pot , for as the smoke rose up through her veils she kept up a constant conversation . |
| 4 | They were offering free accommodation and food to someone who would do what they described as a little gentle housework . |
| 5 | He asked for a little restorative brandy , then saw a baker 's tray of delicious cakes being carried into the inn 's side-door . |
| 6 | To Constance , he looked like a little lost boy . |
| 7 | At that time he travelled on a little inter-island plane to the northerly island of Westray to teach for two days a week ; for a while he taught for two days on the island of Sanday as well . |
| 8 | It stood on a little round table in front of the muslin-curtained window , and the long green plush sofa against the opposite wall bore the imprint of the length of the girl 's body as though she habitually lay there to watch it . |