Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adv] little " in BNC.
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| 1 | She explained : ‘ People are paying a lot of money for very little heat , they are living on low incomes or benefits in houses with no insulation and poor heating systems . |
| 2 | A more realistic and simple proposal was investigated by the GLC who concluded that it might be possible to reopen the link for as little as £1million . |
| 3 | To advertise your salon for as little as £14 per month , call Svetlana Kirov on ( note telephone number omitted ) — NOW ! |
| 4 | But Terry could take his wife for a three-night self-catering break for as little as £20 each . |
| 5 | UNEMPLOYED managers have joined a pilot scheme hiring their labour for as little as £50 a week to help firms reach ‘ Investors in People ’ status . |
| 6 | Their doubt is a result of too little involvement in the world rather than too much . |
| 7 | ‘ But , sweety pie , I am — what 's it you keep saying ? — a bear of very little brain . ’ |
| 8 | For example , you will receive a voucher enabling you to hire an Avis car one grade higher than you pay for — and you can book the car with as little as 4 hours notice yet be assured of your reservation . |
| 9 | We 're going to have a period , before toys start coming in with the EC label , when we 've a gap with very little to sell . |
| 10 | Optical fibre is made of very thin glass , which is flexible and so transparent that it can transmit light with very little attenuation . |
| 11 | He was in some ways a sort of humanoid Winnie the Pooh ( the bear with very little brain ) without any of Pooh 's more lovable characteristics — although no one in their right mind would tell him so ! |
| 12 | This demands a high degree of mobility ( sealift , airlift , deployed amphibious forces , pre-positioned ships ) plus well-trained reserves who can get into action with as little delay as possible . |
| 13 | It will grow quite well in aquarium gravel with very little organic matter . |
| 14 | The implementation of such a large energy programme in so little time posed many financial and industrial problems , and also problems of siting and public acceptance . |
| 15 | The times are noted in.my diary and , if they are accurate , I must have survived for several days in succession on as little as one or two hours ' sleep per night . |
| 16 | The inquest of that autumn of 1959 ushered in a political battle over Clause IV of Labour 's constitution ( the common ownership clause ) , which raged on through 1960 , and left Gaitskell like a Great War general , neither victorious nor defeated , but having spilled too much blood over too little ground . |
| 17 | I accept that there has been a steady concentration of power in the hands of large , sophisticated and diversified publishing companies , yet it is still possible for you or me to set up on our own , and publish highly professional and innovative books from our own back bedroom at very little cost . |
| 18 | And how interesting was the way in which it took advantage of so little light as to shine enough for me to see it so clearly . |
| 19 | Nina was built too late to compete with other accelerators that had done most of the early work , leaving Daresbury with little else to follow up , says Irvine : ‘ It was a classic case of too little , too late . ’ |
| 20 | Officials admit that the replanting of the hillsides is crucial for the success of the programme and yet the replanting only started in 1981 and seems a case of too little and too late . |
| 21 | After an incision through the skin of as little as a centimetre long , a device known as an ultrasound probe and laser fibres are inserted directly into the centre of the tumour . |
| 22 | And , it was claimed , a British firm had offered to do the work for as little as £20,000 . |
| 23 | It was too much work for too little money , especially when it was a short review . |
| 24 | At the pyramids , if you shop around , you should get a good half-hour camel trek into the desert for as little as £1 . |
| 25 | The orientation was critical : rotating the line of illumination through as little as ten degrees substantially reduced its effectiveness . |
| 26 | One of the more unprofessional results of the plague was that some priests latched on to the idea of leaving the parochial ministry and becoming chantry priests — often , in the process , gaining a lucrative return for very little work . |
| 27 | Objects disappear , and for a man of 29 he seems to have grabbed hold of very little of anything except a glass and a book . |
| 28 | These perceptions are more than a sad reflection of how little sex roles have changed : women seem to have much invested in keeping things the way they are , in seeing their partners as stronger and saner . |
| 29 | People who are behind with their electricity bills could find themselves restricted to a consumption of as little as one kilowatt . |
| 30 | Mr Pumblechook seemed to agree with my sister that I should be punished as much as possible , even when eating , and so for breakfast next morning he gave me a large piece of bread with very little butter , and a cup of warm water with very little milk , and insisted on checking my learning . |