Example sentences of "[verb] [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met the little boy who believes that all the inhabitants of an Arab village should be exterminated . |
| 2 | " We can break our bones and heal ourselves straight away , " whispered the little bird . |
| 3 | At once , she picked up the gold key from the table , unlocked the little door into the garden , and then began to eat a piece of mushroom . |
| 4 | He had hated the little brochure that described it — the pathetic attempt to make it look glamorous , the photographs of it , posed , doors open , doors shut , desperately trying not to look like what it was — a square box with hideous speckled seats . |
| 5 | ‘ After we had prayed together in tears and heartbreak a few moments … 1 then dipped my finger in water and , as the priest to my own babe at such a moment , touching the little forehead in the sign of our redemption , said : ' ‘ I baptise thee Mary Salome , in the name of the Lord Jesus , of the Father and of the Holy Ghost . ' ’ |
| 6 | He passed the little girl . |
| 7 | But we both agreed the little mite was the spitting image of the man . |
| 8 | For an instant Fox was going to hit the little idiot , but the impulse faded . |
| 9 | And Tara ( 6 ) , owned by Leslie Patton of Bangor , will be Sandy , the faithful dog who befriends the little orphan girl . |
| 10 | The recent rain made the little stream passable and the water was very swift , shallow and rocky . |
| 11 | While Kāli fumbled , striking the flint against the steel , trying to produce a spark that was strong enough to light the little piece of cotton , they told me how pleased they were to see me working just like them . |
| 12 | He had watched them silently as they lowered the little bush into the prepared hole , with considerable argument as to how the roots should be spread . |
| 13 | Erm enough enough of slagging slagging the little shit I think |
| 14 | How clever of you to think of drawing the little pug ; I knew it at once . |
| 15 | I really wanted to thank the little guy for saving my life , but I have a hard-bitten image to keep up . |
| 16 | It was hard for the Major to see the little procession that moved away from the Administration block towards the heart of the camp , but he fancied he could still make out one dark head amongst the hazing image of the retreating column . |
| 17 | But in 1986 Virani sold the little beer-maker for £25 million — only to buy it back again in 1988 for £8 million less . |
| 18 | The midwife laid the little scrap in Tamar 's arms and said , ‘ 'E 's a lovely lad , Lady Lassiter. 'E 's not big , but 'e 's all the world ti grow in . ’ |
| 19 | He cleared his throat again and laid the little bat carefully on the table . |
| 20 | She laid the little box down ; she buttoned her gloves again . |
| 21 | Shall I make the little thingumajig up for you ? |
| 22 | Did Mrs Johnson spell her name with a t ? asked the little reporter . |
| 23 | Mummy was coming rather slowly , so I asked the little girl her name . |
| 24 | ‘ Eh ? ’ asked the little man . |
| 25 | ‘ Did your watch stop when it hit the floor , Dad ? ’ asked the little boy . |
| 26 | ‘ I used to like the little beggar . |
| 27 | Huy produced the little amulet of Ishtar from the linen pouch at his belt . |
| 28 | Alright , I can open this up , I got the little box , there you are , just a minute and , oh Charlotte , oh you are a menace , there you are , now you be quiet for a minute will you ? |
| 29 | Maura watched as her mother checked the little girl from head to toe , shaking her head and tutting as she did it . |
| 30 | He was saddling a fat brown cob and I stared as he led the little animal out , climbed stiffly on to a box and mounted . |