Example sentences of "[prep] a little [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a little way I halted and looked back . |
| 2 | After a little way the rabbit-hole suddenly went down , deep into the ground . |
| 3 | Pinkie said nothing about this because he was dazed by gin , and was not paying , and Richard said nothing because , after a little thought , he concluded that the wine was good enough for Pinkie . |
| 4 | Only four or so turns of the screw secure the blade , and quick changes were possible after a little practice . |
| 5 | After a little practice the full statements may be omitted as the mnemonics will ensure that the data is transmitted in the correct sequence . |
| 6 | ‘ Let me fetch you some water , ’ he said gently to the distressed figure on the sofa after a little time had passed . |
| 7 | So , after a little research in Bangkok , I wrote a few letters and made a few calls and found a Brother distributer . |
| 8 | But with the exception of a little doubt as to what the relatively vague adjective hardy might mean , the husband eventually proves a worthy man against all of these criteria : clever enough to be a successful merchant and therefore rich ; hospitable and generous ; and apparently able to fulfil his wife 's demands of him in bed . |
| 9 | The face begins to swell and the eyes to protrude with the cough and then comes oedema between the eyelids and the eyebrows , even to the extent of a little water bag forming . |
| 10 | Though there is always the danger of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing , some time and money on training your secretaries in basic personal injury principles will be well spent . |
| 11 | It can , he argues , often be reduced by the application of a little thought before you start work on your latest creation . |
| 12 | The battlefield must be cleared of a little smoke . |
| 13 | A warning should be sounded that a candidate whose work experience has not equipped him or her to handle the case study paper is unlikely to pass it on the strength of a little practice and revision course . |
| 14 | For the amateur , however , this is your creation , and you wo n't want it to fail at this stage for the want of a little time and thought . |
| 15 | Herbs can be grown indoors in the house , on suitable window-sills , but they should receive as much light as possible , even those that like a little shade in the garden . |
| 16 | Time for a little activity . |
| 17 | GAVIN Peacock is hoping for a little help from his friends in the Newcastle United side this season . |
| 18 | She asked her aunt for a little money , for the first time , shuffling her feet and keeping her eyes shyly down . |
| 19 | I 'd hoped for a little money , at the very most , a thousand . |
| 20 | Whether you go away or not , I hope you all find time for a little rest and recuperation . |
| 21 | In 1773 when raw silk was difficult to obtain , the owner of a throwing mill in Sherborne wrote : … having discharged many of my hands which are either starving , or are become burdensome to the town , others are incessantly crying for a little work and could they obtain but a morsel of Barley-bread they are happy , they very often go days with little or no nourishment … the continued cries of the poor people complaining for want of the necessaries of life as well for want of employment is shocking indeed … and what is worse the overseers are not so bountiful to the necessitous as I could wish . |
| 22 | so much for a little work . |
| 23 | It 's probably a harder sell because it 's four colour and it 's nine hundred pound for a little space like that but they 're doing quite well . |
| 24 | The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa . |
| 25 | Still you could always come back to Malia for a little peace and quiet in the local monastery ! |
| 26 | Last Monday night , in a mood of deep depression , I was sitting by an open window , praying for a little peace and happiness in my dark life . |
| 27 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 28 | He is about the inn all day , speaks broken English , and in acknowledgment of any kindness will show the suppleness of his old bones by standing on his head for a little time . |
| 29 | There was a lull in the progress of the Revolution , and for a little time Wordsworth associated with those sections of society where ‘ politics ’ were not discussed . |
| 30 | After the girls had gone I sat for a little time , thinking . |