Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] [prep] a little " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have no doubt that during the general election campaign the chairman of the Tory party will be spreading himself about a little bit , even though he has a tiny majority in Bath . |
| 2 | And it would be nice if you were to provide her with a little brother or sister . ’ |
| 3 | But by far the best gift was given me by a little red-haired girl , Betty , who gave me ( a virgin boy ) her body . |
| 4 | She never knew how to make it come out sounding as if she was spelling it with a little ‘ m ’ . |
| 5 | She was treating him like a little boy . |
| 6 | All this time he was propelling me into a little room near the front door , and I was absolutely stiff with fright . |